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PRONOUNCING

SPELLING-BOOK

OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

MAINLY ON THE PRINCIPLES OF

COMPARISON AND CONTRAST

BOSTON WILLIAM WARE AND COMPANY

[Successors to Brewer and Tileston]

1879

Copyright. By L. J. CAMPBELL and S. T. WORCESTER.

f0-?6'6'6

ELECTROTYPED AND PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE.

W&7

PEEFAOE.

The following features, among others, will, it is believed, commend this spelling-book to the favor of teachers : —

1. The selection of the words. Only such as are met with in ordinary reading have been taken.

2. The classification and arrangement.

3. The dictation exercises.

4. The variety in the kind of lessons.

5. The treatment of the few really useful rules for English spelling.

The pronunciation is shown by the headings of the lessons, by marked letters, and by re-spelling whenever thought necessary.

L. J. C.

KEY TO THE MAKKfit) LETTEES.

a, ape; a, an;

6, eve; e, ell;

Vowels.

l, ice; i, in;

a, arm ; a, fast ;

a (== aw), fall ;

a (= e in there), fare ;

e (= ii in fur and i in fir), her;

i (=eor ee), machine ;

b (=a or aw), or;

o, old; 6, on;

u, use. u,iip.

6 (=oo in ooze or u in rude), move;

o (=u) son;

do, ooze.

do, good.

u (= do in good), full ;

u (= 6 or oo), rude.

ft get; th

Consonants.

? (= gz), example ; s (italic) == z, muse ;

this ; ch {unmarked), usually as in chin.

WORCESTER'S NEW VOWEL SOUNDS.

	Lor	Lg Vowels.		Short Vowels.
1.	e j	as in	eve.	8.	1 as in	ill.
2.	a	a	ape.	9.	e	ii	end.
3.	a	a	arm.
				10.	a	ii	and.
4.	A a	It	all.	11.	6	ii	on.
5.	6	a	old.
C.	66	a	ooze.	12.	do	ii	good.
7.	ii*	a	urn.	13.	u	ii	up.

Compound Vowels.

14. 1 as in ice like a e.

15. oi " oil " aTi.

16. ou u out " a 66.

17. u " use a yooor i^66,t

is. a u ask, past, class, dance.

This sound is not so thin as a in fat, nor so broad as a in far.

19. a as in fare, air, there.

Either short e prolonged before r (in England), or short a gliding into the sound of slight U before r (in the United States).

* This sound is a little longer and closer than its corresponding short Bound, u, as in up. t See Remarks in Lesson 66, page 40.

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CONSONANT SOUNDS,

Vocal and Liquid.

r as in roar. 1 " lull.

Vocal and Nasal.

m as in maim, n " noon, ng " hang.

Aspirates and Vocals.

S as in sun.

z " zeal.

sh * shall. z(=zh) azure.

f « fife. v " valve.

th * thin.

th *! this.

p as in pipe. «

b

t d

k g

babe.

tent, did.

kick, gag.

ch " church, j " judge.

Vowel Consonants

y as in yard, w " war.

Pure Aspirate.

h as in hut. wh = hw.

WORCESTER'S NEW

SOMAN AND SOEIPT ALPHABETS.

I J K L

1

J k

1

M m

3r

^

A a

B I

C c

D d

E e 6

F f

N n 0 o P p

R

/I8 6 g c# ^ T

H b ^T/ U

J?

r

s

V y W w X x

Z z

^

-z^

&

Jf

4

^

t cf / u

t^yi-

-t^

^

<Z*A

a>

T

<z

Spelling Lessons,

	FIEST	SECTION.
	a	1. in mat.
back	vacfr	shall	<maw
sack	4ac/fc	scalp	4cat/i
lack	/acfc	scan	4COTI
black	vfacn>	scant	4COTlt
slack	4fac£	cramp	CtCWlJl
smack	4/mac/fc	thank	tdanfo
track	foacfr	prank	/itcm-fa
quack	auacfc	chap	cna/i
act	act	scrap	4ctaA
fact	/act	crash	cta4n
tact	tact	sash	4a4n
tract	ttact	flax	/caa>

8	WORCESTER'S NEW
	2. 6 in met.
neck	dwell	kept	stress
peck	quell	crept	jest
check	belch	depth	chest
speck	bench	cress	quest
sect	clench	less	shell
keg	drench	bless	vex
smell	trench	dress	next
spell	quench	press	text
dfeecfr	vencn 3.	ae/i^n.	cne<ri
	1 in pin.
rich	quick	pill	chip
thick	strict	spill	stint
kick	width	thrill	zinc
lick	skiff	till	chink
brick	cliff	quill	squint
trick	stiff	swill	fix
sick	chill	milk	script
stick	skill	quilt	minx
dfien	Utidln	tduw	99W71X

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4.

o m not.

U in tub.

dock

lock

block

clock

flock

mock

crock

frock

sock

stock

scoff

strong

throng

chop

cloth

broth

C€&\

scrub

much

such

duck

struck

scud

cuff

snuff

gruff

stuff

dull

chunk

junk

skulk

scum

trunk

5.

a in far and a in all.

Sound the r clearly. Say jar, not jah; charm, not chahm. Do not pronounce aw as if ending in r. Say jaw, not jawr.

jar	[aw]	crawl	scald
scar	caw	drawl	squall
scarf	jaw	scrawl	sward
chart	claw	sprawl	swarm
charm	squaw	yawn	quart
arch	shawl	[a]	dwarf
march	yawl	tall	warm
are	brawl	stall	warp
'matcn	vtaat/	ctaaw	4ca€a

10	WORCE STEM'S NEW
		6.
	Ch ir	l church.	•
chub	chin	which	such
chum	inch	lunch	much
chill	finch	bunch	larch
chink	pinch	punch	starch
filch	clinch	munch	torch
milch	flinch	church	scorch
tinted	enaten	vanen	deepen
	i. tch sounded like ch.
catch	snatch	pitch	botch
hatch	scratch	ditch	notch
latch	fetch	hitch	blotch
batch	stretch	stitch	watch
patch	sketch	twitch	clutch
match	witch	switch	crutch
eaten	maten	debated	datiten

^end del cm eaad and nalen tnem.

7rt// nou /eten /me do-me cwwifa ? Qs£ dtiten en fame daved ncne.

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8.

a in ape. face glade Q^ c/^<t /aee.

lace made cw//

/re can ton a tace.

pace spade

-i t^K? mac<fc o4> vbacc space grade

race chafe ^^ ve 4een.

grace make 0^f a/ac/e ot a/ien

trace snake dJiace m a tvooa.

fade quake ^^ , y

. .. . 02/ fie atade o-Z &i<7fie

shade scale </ /

blade lame </ " t*W*

9.

shame mate q^^ ^^ ^^f

blame prate -^ , ' .^ ^ . . (d/fie daa uai€€ cnade

shape skate . ^

crape gaze /

scrape blaze xpotv-d ataze o$ eat

case glaze ^e aleen atadd.

chase graze /^>y , . /

& (^yo dfoanae late.

haste change ^w^ ^

paste strange fi

taste ba/Ae $™ taa?icJ wzoom.

12

chore	roll
strode	scroll
coke	droll
choke	stroll
joke	colt
poke	slope
spoke	cope
stroke	core
scold	score
stole	more
tore	prose
wore	both
force	clothe
forge	doze
porch	don't
shorn	[oe]
gross	foe
worn	hoe
those	toe
rose	woe

G/oave uou emu cnote4

*=t£e£ u4 lane a dfoovi. /la/iet.

WOBCESTEflS NEW

10. o in note.

/

slope ^ cyfogj natf^wt<?i£ caa/. (2/ ca?i7ia£ ca/ie witn

£na£ 4focma man. Qyde dfo/ie a/lne ni//.

11. J^€ac<fc4mitn4 /otae teapot t'tcwi.

'e 4al iTi erf cne naude.

(2/4 it a+uMe?i m /ita4e

(2/ wi// te£ mom a>4e

e new- doe.

ice

slice

spice

price

thrice

twice

chime

dive

spire

scribe

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12.

i in pine, squire q£ ^ <J ca/e.

wise Cxj///? . /?

size wuat id ti/e fiuce o/

prize a ua^c/ &f /ace 9

bli/Ae ^gr .

. -, Qyw-ice ten id a dcote. rind

[ie] &^/e tt^t/e c/t/a wad c»-ie //u/e ana aau.

cube

tube

huge

plume

June

tune

dupe

flute

cure

pure

pie tie

G/oe /ad mem t/e./Utze.

13.

u in mute.

use &o cu/e /ad dcx dtaed. (3yo- aa/ie at c/eal. e UAoie a aan /lucme cm /id /a£.

Qy/e tarn /e// ana ie tvma //eat.

mute

[ew]

few

new

clew

blew

flew

stew

^/o-n't ad/ me fo acve /mi ^/e c/ew.

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14.

a in ask.

This sound is not so broad and open as the full sound of a in arm.

dance	sha'n't	glass	shaft
chance	grant	pass	craft
lance	ask	grass	graft
glance	cask	cast	staff
blanch	clasp	fast	chaff
branch	grasp	last	quaff
chant	lass	past	lath

15.

OU in out, or ow in cow.

Do not sound the diphthong ou or ow as if aob, but as ado. Do not say taoon, paoond.

bound	south	snout	brown
ground	pouch	count	gown
hound	couch	scour	town
pound	crouch	shroud	drown
round	slouch	lounge	scow
ounce	oust	gouge	scowl
mouth	sprout	spouse	browse

Qsnee/i vtoiv-de cm dfetiad ana vtiad.

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		16	•
	g and dg	sounded like j.
charge	strange		hedge	dodge
cringe	badge		fledge	lodge
hinge	edge		wedge	budge
forge	ledge		dredge	judge
purge	pledge		ridge	drudge
scourge	sledge		bridge	grudge
Wo	dcoictae t	9t i	wnt/i 4evete/u.
		17	•
	wh sounded	as if hw.
In the following words wh	is an	aspirated w.	Be careful to say
hwen for when, not wen; hwitch for which,	not witch.
whale	wheel		which	while
what	wheeze		whisk	whilst
wharf	where		whist	white
when	whiz		whir	. whine
whence	whip		whirl	whelm
whelp	whiff		why	wharves
whisker	whiplash	whetstone
whis ker	whirl wind	white wash

Tfnatved ttmete 4ntAd tiTwoad

16	WORCESTER'S NEW
		18.
	oo	in moon.
root	do		rule	brew
roost	to		rude	chew
soon	who		prude	crew
tooth	whose		crude	drew
smooth	whom		brute	grew
noose	lose		truce	threw
choose	move		spruce	screw
groove	prove		truth	shrewd
ic?44£,ae	mecmd> taw j	tOU&ttj OZ i	wnti/ie.
		19.
,	e in her or	u in fur.
her	scurf		stir	word
fern	curse		third	work
stern	nurse		shirt	world
perch	purse		mirth	worm
were	squirm		first	worse
nerve	chirp		thirst	worst
verse	dirt		whirl	worth
(^e<m4	atom tn, w-ete /tew	moidt 4oi/.
(5sneM>	o/ /iiau ana	mcttn.

G/Ce naa a 4&ut; dfetTi toon.

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20.

Several kinds of vowel sounds.

17

hence

thence

pence

fence

since

these

mere

axe

false

gone

have

tense

dense

sense

voice

noise

house

spare

share

scare

else

add

egg ebb off odds

was(w<&) glimpse

oa> ato4e jftam tne 4ea<

Q?o aum/i4e at a //ee^ma view-. 21.

Be careful to pronounce the following words correctly.

jar	forge since	crouch
charm	porch fast	spouse
catch	June egg	when
rind	tube how	what
squire	chant town	sha'n't
quoth	chance gown	rule
blithe	are if) ground	chew
lithe	were snout	truths
J£cde	meand ncmp/e at cadciu /eni.

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WORCESTER'S NEW

22.

why

shall

quill

zinc

such

much

catch

stretch

which

couch

sketch

are

quart

shawl

these

scrawl

glimpse

starch

scale

blaze

space

else

REVIEW LESSONS.

23.

Syctic id a wie£at.

Tfnccn one do noa fane we&6v

whirl

lodge

gouge

clew

clothe (3^z^ witccn doed tne

u^a^tcn CO-dtp (2/ tine dacn a watcn. Jrnode owe id tnat& e id a dntewd; can=

choke

stole

scroll

use

doze

botch

ntna mom.

y

watch &/e cdti/i o/ /c^dd. aouae to cat

axe

whose

shrewd

worm

nurse

atoov-ed in wood. (2d> atide omd /one coacn to €ce on.

worse Q/o /odae en an otd

mirth /> , m

nat ot a cave.

first -7- /?

, Qso /la^aej cieat; o%

cteande.

scour e

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SECOND SECTION.

		24	•
	Parts of the body.
head	ear		hair	eye
breast	tooth		waist	thumb
skull	mouth		heart	knee
cheek	tongue		nail	fin'ger
toes	throat		wrist	elbow
foot	beard		joint	eye brow

Dictation Exercise 1. — 1. The skull is part of the head. 2. The beard grows on the chin and the cheeks. 3. The girl has a slim waist. 4. We can bend the joints of the knee, the wrist, and the elbow. 5. Your tongue is in your mouth. 6. Your thumb has a thick nail.

		25.
	Words concerning clothes.
frock	shirt	flounce	jack'et
coat	hood	pock'et	rib bon
cloak	hooks	apron (a'pum)	but ton
boot	gown	trou sers	gai ters
shoe	sleeves	bSn net	a prons
scarf	gloves	stock ing	slip pers

Dictation Exercise 2. — 1. Gloves are for the hands. 2. Shoes are for the feet. 3. The little boy's trousers and jacket. 4. The girls' scarfs and ribbons. 5. Tie on your apron. 6. She put a bonnet on her head. 7. A flounce on a dress.

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		26.
	Words concerning Food.
tea	cheese		pie	knife
wheat	beef		bread	knives
meal	loaf		broth	fork
cream	loaves		plate	stew
meat	toast		steak	butter
veal	roast		soup	din ner
peas	chop		sauce	sup per
beans	spoon		fruit	cut let

Dictation Exercise 3. — I. Will you have some cream toast ? 2. No, I will have some roast beef. 3. Please to give me a piece of pie and a bit of cheese. 4. I will have a beefsteak and some fruit. 5. I will take a veal cutlet.

27.

What we can do.

eat chat

hear talk

speak walk

dream jump

gaze shout

look laugh

call sigh

bawl snore

see

peep

sleep

weep

sneeze

feel

kneel

breathe

yawn

groan

touch

work

frown

shriek

scratch

climb

Dictation Exercise 4.-1. Can you hear me talk? 2. We should breathe pure air. 3. You must not laugh so loud. 4. She sighs because she is sad. 5. Groans were heard, and then loud shrieks. 6. We will climb the hill.

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		28.
	In the House.
floor	rooms	basket	ta'ble
doors	pan'try	buck et	ladle
chairs	clos et	gob let	era die
stairs	par lor	car pet	nee die
stove	kitch en	blank et	thim ble
churn	cham ber	tea cup	nap kin
bowls	bed room	sau cer	turn bier

Dictation Exercise 5. — I. Please to take the chairs into the parlor. 2. The churn is in the kitchen. 3. Shut the door of the chamber. 4. Please to give me a goblet of milk. 5. The teacup sits in the saucer. 6. Your frock hangs in the closet.

grid'dle pil lows mir ror skim mer poker win dow bed quilt

looking-glass sauce'pan rock'ing-chair

Dictation Exercise 6. — 1. We sift the meal with a fine sieve. 2. There is some dirt on the stove hearth. 3. A comb for the hair. 4. A towel to wipe the face. 5. The clock is on the mantel. 6. We can play in the attic, or garret.

		29.
	In	the House.
soap	lounge	at'tic
coal	sieve (•**]	) gar ret
wood	so'fa	plat ter
pail	hearth	dip per
sheets	towel	ket ties
tongs	man tel	bot ties
comb	entry	snuffers

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		30.
	In the Country.
fields	riv'er	swale	eat'tle
stream	for est	swamp	har row
brook	flow ers	breeze	reap er
woods	or chard	clouds	mow er
trees	mead ow	roads	hay stack
calf	gar den	plains	pitch fork
calves	corn field	lambs	cot tage

Dictation Exercise 7. — l< The calves are in the cornfield. 2. Flowers bloom in the meadow. 3. Apples grow in the orchard. 4. A fresh breeze. 5. A cottage stands on the river's bank. 6. We can load hay with a pitchfork.

31.

	In the Country.
gate	shrubs	birds	ox'en
rake	hedge	fowls	wagon
spade	ledge	geese	hil locks
grain	ridge	sheep	chick ens
plough	bridge	knolls	plough share
weeds	ditch	bush'es	plough man
pigsty	chasm	leaves	past ure
farm'house	door'yard	barn'yard

Dictation Exercise 8. — 1. The horses draw the plough. 2. The cattle are in the pasture. 3. The sheep are on the grassy knolls. 4. Shall we feed the chickens ? 5. Birds sing in the hedge. 6. Beyond the ridge was a deep chasm (kazm).

world

waiter

much

there

sea

flows

beasts

worms

earth

soil

mould

ores

iron

lead

some

ver'y

eye

clear

boats

sail

high

they

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32.

THE EARTH AND THE SEA.

The world we live in is round like a ball. It is part land and part water. There is not so much land as there is sea. The sea flows round the land.

Men and beasts and worms live on the earth. Trees and plants grow in the soil. The soil of the earth has stones, and sand, and clay, and mould, with ores of gold and iron'(i'um), lead and tin.

Some parts of the earth are cold and some are not. In the cold parts of the earth are snow and ice. In the hot parts of the earth trees and plants grow very large.

The sea is very large. It is salt to the taste, and looks blue to the eye when the sky is clear. Fish of all kinds live in it. Ships and boats sail on it from place to place.

The sea has a tide which ebbs and flows. Twice a day the waters are high and twice a day they are low. The sea is from two to three miles deep in some parts.

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	33.
	Fruits good to eat.
peach	citron	straw'ber ry
ap'ple	chest nut	black ber ry
melon	cur rant	blue ber ry
lem on	rai sin	cran ber ry
or ange	cher ry	musk mel on
pear	berry	wa ter mel on

Dictation Exercise 9. — 1. Melons are good to eat when they are ripe. 2. Juicy pears. 3. Sour currants. 4. Raisins are dried grapes. 5. The strawberry is red. 6. Cranberries grow in the swamp. 7. Walnuts have a hard shell. 8. Oranges come from the South.

		34.
	REVIEW LESSON	•
eye	toes	rye	knolls
very	shoe	tongue	walk
sieve	sauce	thumb	rai'sin
thigh	shriek	knife	Iron
heart	chest nut pitch fork wag on
Be careful to pronounce	the following words correctly*
calf	trou'sers	talk	wa'ter
beard	b6n net	apron	har row
stew	kitch en	tongs	sofa
laugh	cham ber	hearth	chick en
chasm	sau cer	calves	plough share

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35.

Fishes,		Birds.
cod	perch	lark	finch
shad	pike	duck	thrush
smelt	shrimp	quail	wren
skate	eel	goose	crane
bass	trout	snipe	stork
roach	dace	swan (swdn)	gull
sole	chub	grouse 36.	loon
	Trades or	Employments.
a'gent	turn'er	blacksmith	tan'ner
farm er	mm er	gold smith	tin ner
gro cer	bar ber	post man	hatter
port er	fire man	fish er man	mason
print er	mer chant	mill er 37.	sail or
	Well-known Trees.
ash	elm	yew	pop'lar
pine	birch	spruce	wil low
oak	larch	lo'cust	wal nut
beech	paim	maple	hem lock

Dictation Exercise 10. — I. The palm-tree has broad leaves like the palm of one's hand. 2. The oak, the pine, and the hemlock are of great use to man. 3. The codfish swims in the sea. 4. The trout lives in cool streams. 5. The grouse and the quail are very good to eat. 6. The wren is a small bird. 7. Sailors sail on the sea. 8. The merchant sells goods.

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WORCESTER'S NEW

		38.
	Tools to work with.
axe	gouge	trow'el	hatch' et
adze	au'ger	gim let	ham mer
wrench	chis el	pin cers	crow bar
hoe	an vil	razor	pick axe
wedge	hand saw	mal let	jack-knife
scythe	brad awl	fun nel	broad axe

Dictation Exercise 11. — 1. An axe is used to cut and split wood. 2. The carpenter uses an adze to chip off the surface of timber. 3. Blows of a mallet on the head of a chisel. 4. A ■wrench is used for forcibly turning bolts and nuts. 5. We can mow grass with a scythe. 6. The carpenter bores small holes with a gimlet. 7. Pincers are used for griping anything to be held fast.

39.

Relatives.

par'ents	daughter	cous in (huz'ix)
chil dren	broth er	hus'band
fath er	sis ter	wife
moth er	Un cle (ung'kl)	grand fath er
papa'	aunt (ant)	grand moth er
mamma	neph ew (nev'-)	grand son
son	niece (nees)	grand daugh ter

Dictation Exercise 12. — 1. My father and my mother are my parents. 2. My cousin is the daughter or the son of my aunt or of my uncle. 3. Uncle George calls me his nephew {nev'yoo) and my sister Mary his niece. 4. Grand- mother calls my sister Mary her granddaughter.

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	40.
	At School.
lesions	ci'pher	sketch
stud y	add	rul'er
learn	sub tract'	teach er
re cite'	mulli ply	schol ar
reading	di vide'	ink stand
writ ing	slate	black board
spell ing	pen'cil	school mate
writ'ing-books blot'ting-pa'per
	41.
	We should be —
manly	civil truth'ful	re spect'ful
gen tie	po lite' pa tient	gen'er ous
lion est	stead'y gen teel'	well-be haved'
clSan ly	prompt sin cere	kind-heart'ed
	We should not be-
cringing	sau'ey rude	cow'ard ly
era el	stin gy tat'tling	un washed7
dis hon'est	la zy heed less	un combed
dir'ty	vul gar sul len	ill-be haved'

Dictation Exercise 13. — 1. I will hear you recite your lesson. 2. We use our pencils to cipher with. 3. I am your sincere friend. 4. We must be patient with a dull scholar. 5. No one likes a rude or saucy boy. 6. It is cruel to kill a song-bird. 7. His hair was uncombed and his face was unwashed. 8. Be ready and prompt.

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One

two

three

four

five

six

sev'en

eight

nine

ten

e lev'en twelve thir teen' four teen fif teen six teen sev en teen eight een nine teen twenty

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Numbers.

twen ty twen ty twen ty twen ty twen ty twen ty twen ty twen ty twen ty thir'ty

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■one

-two

■three

■four

five

■six

■sev en

-eight

-nine

for'ty fifty six ty sev en ty eigh ty nine ty hun dred thou sand mill ion bill ion

Names of the Days and the Months.

Sun'day Mon day Tues day Wednes day 1 Thurs day Fri day Sat ur day

Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; February has twenty-eight alone; and all the rest have thirty-one; But leap-year, coming once in four, gives to February one day more.

* wenz'da. f feb' roo-a-rl.

J&n'u a	ry	July'
Feb ru a ry f	Au'gust
March		Sep tem'ber
A'pril		Oc to ber
May		No vem ber
June		De cem ber

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THIRD SECTION. 44.

	a in	mat.
cab'in	plan'et	crack'er	bap'tist
album	band box	chap ter	tariff
habit	can did	satch el	ca nal'
rab id	ban tarn	fam ish	ja pan
rap id	cavil	ban ish	a dapt
ban ter	mad am	van ish	mis hap

Dictation Exercise 14. — I. A mad or rabid dog. 2. He seemed to be frank and candid. 3. He began to cavil at my remarks, and to find fault. 4. She held a satchel in her hand. 5. The list of duties on goods is called a tariff.

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	e in met.
credit	fresh'et	abet'	ex eel'
den tist	ten dril	adept	re pel
pes ter	her aid	mo lest	im pel
shel ter	fren zy	a mend	pro pel
res in	sense less	be held	dis pel
pres ent	ho tel'	ca ress	com pel

Dictation Exercise 15. — 1. I do not credit such reports. 2. To pester or annoy. 3. The tendrils of a plant are its tender clinging shoots. 4. Who is the herald of this news ? 5. An adept is one fully skilled in anything. 6. The rising sun will dispel the clouds.

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46.

	i in	pin.
visit	rr/et	lim'pid	in stir
quiv er	fidget	win try	dis til
tim id	civ il	linch pin	until
viv id	wit ness	nick el	e quip
spir it	liv er	for give'	it self
mim ic	thrift less	for bid	e clipse
sub mit'	mis tress	en ricli	a miss

Dictation Exercise 16. — l. A vivid flash of lightning. 2. He gave me a very civil answer. 3. A clear, limpid stream. 4. A cold, wintry day. 5. Stay until morning. 6. To equip troops for war. 7. An eclipse of the sun.

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	O in	not.
rob'in	clos'et	goblet	ab scond'
prog ress	mod est	gos ling	a cross
florid	nos tril	prov ince	be yond
vom it	on set	gob lin	along
proj ect	prop er	lob ster	re sponse
pros pect	pon der	mon ster	re solve
con vict	non sense	yon der	prom'ise

Dictation Exercise 17. — 1. Florid means flushed with red ; as, a florid face. 2. To ponder or think deeply on any project or scheme. 3. A province many square miles in extent. 4. He absconded, and has never returned. 5. I called aloud, and there was no response. 6. Keep your promise.

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	U in	tub.
suburb influx	mus'ty sulky	pun'ish buck et	ab rupt' adjust
in suit	cus torn	mus ket	ro bust
cul prit hun dred	pub lie num ber	trum pet but ment	con suit a dult
im pulse bulk y	blun der con duct	budg et judg ment	dis cuss di vulge

Dictation Exercise 18. — l. The suburbs of the city are pleasant. 2. The culprit looked guilty. 3. It was not done from sober thought, but from a hasty impulse. 4. The stone but- ments at the ends of the bridge. 5. If you ask his advice you will find him a man of sound judgment.

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Let the final t be clearly sounded.

aspect	at tract'	ex pect'	crit'ic
con flict	effect	re fleet	an tic
in sect	dis tinct	se lect	lilac
object	re strict	sus pect	pic nic
subject	de feet	re spect	log ic
ex tract	deject	in spect	fran tic
prod uct	e rect	district	frol ic

Dictation Exercise 19. — 1. The aspect was gloomy. 2. Let me reflect awhile on that subject. 3. The sound is very dis- tinct. 4. He may be innocent of the deed, but I suspect him. 5. She was almost frantic with grief.

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50.

The nouns change y into ies for the plural : as, singular, baby ; plural, babies (ha'biz). [y final like I without stress.]

ba'by	city	pu'ny	va'ry
pony	body	tidy	jury
posy	fan cy	tiny	live ly
dai sy	can dy	filthy	truly
dai ry	pity	greed y	drop sy
glory	copy	port ly	pigmy
sto ry	lily	stin gy	scur vy

Dictation Exercise 20. — 1. We picked some posies. 2. Daisies grow in the meadow. 3. The large white pond-lily. 4. At the end he w rote, " I am very truly yours."

Form sentences containing the plurals of the following : — city, fancy, copy, story, jury, lily, body.

51.

Be careful to sound the final r.

shiv'er char ter part ner loi ter gnth er pil fer ulcer

Dictation Exercise 21. — I. To filter cider by letting it drain through sand. 2. A bright, clever scholar. 3. The miser hoards up his money. 4. A partner is a sharer in a business. 5. Hot ashes and cinders. 6. To pilfer is to steal. 7. A child's primer.

paper	slen'der	nev'er
filter	slum ber	spi der
fur ther	prim er	mi ser
few er	draw er	quiv er
hew er	wins per	so ber
clev er	chap ter	cm der
scam per	or der	quiv er

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52.

The nouns change y into ies for the plural: as, singular, eddy; plural, eddies i

hob'by	nin'ny	shab'by	happy
folly	penny	dally	pet ty
Jel ly	mum my	silly	putty
ral ly	poppy	cliil ly	carry
gul ly	puppy	bon ny	merry
tal ly	ferry	glos sy	sor ry
dit ty	quar ry	mos sy	liiir ry

Dictation Exercise 22. — 1. A stream ran through this deep gully. 2. She sang a mournful ditty. 3. He wore a shabby coat. 4. Such a petty matter is not worth talking about.

Form sentences containing the plurals of the following: — hobby, penny, puppy, ferry, poppy, gully, folly.

		53.
	Be careful to	sound the final	r.
lad'der	call'er	differ	mut'ter
lat ter	spell er	suf fer	cut ter
mat ter	bet ter	rud der	din ner
bat ter	fet ter	stop per	man ner
chat ter	let ter	rub ber	sum mer
dap per	clap per	sup per	glim mer
ban ner	slip per	flut ter	stam mer

Dictation Exercise 23. — 1. The fireman ran up the ladder.

2. His teeth they chatter, chatter still. 3. A trim, dapper little man. 4. It is better not to speak in so rude a manner. 5. Your letter came duly to hand.

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54.	a m	ape. 55
[a]	a bate'	[ai]	a wait'
a'gent	awake	braid	avail
basis	amaze	chain	be wail
caper	for sake	flail	re tail
taper	e rase	frail	rai'ment
sera per	be have	rail	plain tive
man ger	es cape	strain	por trait
hazy	pa rade	ab stain'	plain tiff
crazy	pro fane	at tain	[ay]
nabob	en rage	de tain	gray
has ty	be came	dis dain	por tray'
ha tred	de face	do main	be tray
na tive	dis grace	ex plain	de cay
va cant	em brace	main tain	de fray
brace let	de range	ob tain	dis may
base ment	ex change	re main	rail'way
case ment	landscape	sns tain	pay ment

Dictation Exercise 24. — 1. The basis of public credit is good faith. 2. A vacant lot of land. 3. A casement is a sash opening on hinges. 4. The storm will soon abate. 5. From the top of the hill we saw a charming landscape. 6. Erase means to blot out. 7. He is poor, but you must not treat him with disdain. 8. Hardly enough food to sustain life. 9. In plain- tive tones he bewailed his sad lot. 10. The plaintiff sued the defendant. 11. He will maintain his rank in the class. 12. To describe vividly a scene is to portray it. 13. We ride fast in the railway cars. 14. The payment of a debt.

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	e m	eve.
56.		5^	•
[e]	ad here'	sweet	dis creet'
e'qual	se rene	peeled	es teem
e diet	ex treme	fleece	ex ceed
be ing	su preme	sneeze	in deed
se cret	im pede	fleet	mis deed
que ry	con vene	reek	re deem
de cent	com pete	steep	sue ceed
re al	com plete	steer	tu reen
fre quent	se crete	veer	ve neer
le gal	[ee]	a gree'	gen teel
re bus	screech	a greed	keenly
ze nith	sleeve	a sleep	greed y
fe male	speech	be seech	peev ish
pre cept	seethe	be tween	meek ness
mere ly	squeeze	ca reer	meet ing
se vere'	queer	de cree	need ful
re vere	screen	de gree	greed i ly

Dictation Exercise 25. — 1. Do you know how to make the mark of a query? 2. Your old coat looks hardly decent. 3. You should be guided by wise precepts. 4. Several boys will compete for the prize. 5. A serene sky. 6. Where did the thief secrete the stolen goods ? 7. The wind veered round to the north. 8. I have agreed to buy his house. 9. The actress said, " I beseech your mercy ." 10. Will he succeed in his career? 11. He was ill-natured and peevish. 12. The young lady has very genteel manners. 13. We have gone to the extreme limit. 14. I esteem my kind friends.

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58.	e in	eve. 59	•
[ea] bead beak beard	ap peal' ap pear ar rears be ne&th	plea rear sheaf please	be reave7 dis ease ap pease dis please
bleak	be que&th	shears	be smear
bleach	be speak	sheath	re lease
bleat	con ceal	smear	in crease
cheap cheat	de feat en treat	speak streak	de crease leaflet
drear	mal treat	teach	weary
each	mis lead	yeast	leak y
reach feast	en dear de mean	zeal weal	greas y east ern
least	re peal	weave	teach er
freak glean	re peat re treat	cease creak	preach er breath ing
heap	re veal	lease	clear ing

Dictation Exercise 26. — 1. The bird had a sharp beak. 2. We can bleach the cloth. 3. We must glean as many facts as we can. 4. My arm is not long enough to reach so far. 5. You can appeal to his sympathy. 6. His father will not bequeath all to him. 7. Did they demean themselves soberly ? 8. Such conduct will displease your parents. 9. As the days began to increase the nights began to decrease. 10. He is a discreet man, and will not mislead you. 11. The severe toil made me very "weary. 12. A cold rain fell, and it was a bleak, drear <lny. 13. We mu«t speak the truth.

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60.	O in 2	note. 61	•
[o] cro'cus	a dore' alone	[oa] board	char'coal in road
cro ny	atone	broach	oak urn
glo ry only sto len	arose dis pose en close	coax croak goal	turn coat rail road coach man
flo rist brim stone	pro pose a shore	loa^e hoax	loath some loaf er
gro cer no tice	con sole con trol	moan oath	[ow] own
stor age fore man	post pone back bone	loath shoal	sown thrown
lone ly lone some	im plore with hold	soak a board'	growth be low'
host ess post age post script	e lope di vorce mo rose	ap proach be moan en croach	be stow low'ly snow y

Dictation Exercise 27. — 1. The grocer sells tea. 2. I added a postscript to my letter. 3. You will have to atone for your sins. 4. I will enclose your note in my letter. 5. Can you propose any better plan? 6. We will postpone the visit till to-morrow. 7. The driver lost control over the horses. 8. I will broach the subject to him. 9. We did not approach very near the brink. 10. A sullen, morose man. 11. I am loath to leave you. 12. Did he encroach upon your rights ? 13. The growth of a tree in one year. 14. Bestow praise upon the faithful scholar. 15. Charcoal is made from wood.

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62.

63.

O in	note,	oo in moon.
[ow]	shad'ow	[oo]	[o]
follow	to wards	groove	ado'
fur row	show'y	soo^Ae	un do
hoi low	ow ing	hoof	re move
arrow	mow ing	aloof	ap prove
mar row	[ou]	re proof	im prove
spar row	court	un loose	re prove
nar row	gourd	up root	dis prove
mel low	mould	sham poo	[ou]
sal low	mourn	ba boon .	yours
shal low	source	poo'dle	youth
bor row	poultry	broom stick	tour ist
sor row	poul tice	moon beam	con tour'
tal low	shoul der	bride groom	group
wil low	smoul der	dooms day	wound
win now	re source'	wooer	un couth
yel low	dis course	school room	ba rouche

Dictation Exercise 28. — 1. The ploughman follows the plough and turns the furrow. 2. A narrow ribbon. 3. A shallow stream. 4. The bad conduct of his child caused him great sorrow. 5. I then went towards the house. 6. The jelly is turned into a mould. 7. The source of the river is a small spring. 8. A mustard poultice was put on his shoulder. 9. What resource, except money, has he ? 10. All listened at- tentively to the discourse. 11. We must improve our hand- writing. 12. He was clumsy, and his gestures were uncouth. 13. How many can ride in the barouche (baroosh1)1?

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	i m	pine.
64		65,
m	de spise'	de vice'	hy'dra
di'et	be side	de ride	tyro
tri al	de cide	in side	slyly
item	sub scribe	pro vide	by word
cli max	de scribe	sub side	hy drant
bri ny	in scribe	in cline	ty rant
vi per	pre scribe	de cline	oc cu py
a live'	pro scribe	sur mise	ally'
po lite	tran scribe	sur prise	defy
ex cite	sub lime	o blige	deny
con cise	en tice	dis o blige	espy
in vite	ad vice	bee'hive	rely
unite	di vide	con trite	reply
en tire	tire'some	exile	apply
ac quire	grind stone	li cense	com ply
in quire	quag mire	[y]	sup ply
ex pire	em pire	type	de cry
ad mire	mi grate	style	good-by
Dictation Exercise 29. — 1.	A trial of skill. !	2. His speech

excited the feelings of his hearers. 3. The writer's style was very brief and concise. 4. Who shall decide when doctors dis- agree? 5. The doctor prescribed for the sick man. 6. One who is banished is said to be proscribed. 7. A crafty device or scheme. 8. The water began to subside yesterday. 9. I can dnly surmise what you mean. 10. He surely will not disoblige your father. 11. The cat crept slyly towards the bird. 12. A beginner is a tyro. 13. Who occupies the house now?

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66.

u in tube.

67.

The sound of long u is somewhat variable. In its purest form it is equivalent to yob ; after some consonants the initial element of the u is a very brief sound of short i. After 1 and j the initial element is the least, and by some is wholly dropped. Do not say doo'ty, too'mult.

[u]	pu'trid	in duce'	dis pute'
duly	pus tule	ma nure	mi nute
music	cos tume	ma ture	[ew]
fluid	trib ute	inure	mil'dew
flu ent	a muse'	se cure	pew ter
stu pid	re fuse	ob scure	sinew
stat ute	a buse	ob tuse	stew ard
glob ule	con fuse	pro fuse	jew el
hu mid	in fuse	ex cuse	jews harp
tu mult	as tute	con sume	re new'
stu dent	ex elude	de hide	[eu]
fuel	se elude	com pute	neu'ter
hu man	con duce	pre sume	neu tral
lu nar	re duce	de mure	[eau]
pu pil	de duce	en dure	beau'ty
unit	pro duce	di lute	beau ti f ul

Dictation Exercise 30. — 1. Your letter was duly received. 2. A globule, or little globe, of water. 3. An easy, fluent speaker. 4. She wore a beautiful costume. 5. A very astute remark. 6. I presume nothing would induce you to run so great a risk. 7. One who is neutral favors neither side. 8. A thing of beauty is a joy forever. 9. A beautiful flower.

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68.

69.

Oi in	oil.	OW in	cow.
[oi]	re coil	downliill	a rouse'
toilet	em broil	down right	ca rouse
toil er	rejoice	a vow'	es pouse
loi ter	[oy]	en dow	about
boil er	loy'al	re nown	de vout
oint ment	roy al	[ou]	de vour
a void'	oys ter	foun'der	aloud
a droit	de coy'	foun dry	a bound
a noint	de stroy	floun der	a ground
rejoin	em ploy	coun ter	pro found
		coun ty	con found
OW in COW.*	boun ty	as tound
[ow]	pow'der	mous ing	a mount
pow'er	bow els	dis count	ac count
show er	brow beat	com pound	dis mount
bow er	dower	scoun drel	re nounce
cow er	dow dy	loung er	pro nounce
tow er	drow sy	out cast	sur round
glow er	cow ard	house hold	be foul

Dictation Exercise 31. — 1. The juggler was very adroit at nis tricks. 2. When the gun was fired, it recoiled. 3. I rejoice at your good luck. 4. The fowler tried to decoy the wild ducks into a net. 5. This showery weather makes me drowsy. 6. Can you tell me what to discount a note at a bank means ? 7. We despise so base a scoundrel. 8. Pronounce your words plainly.

* See Kemark in Lesson 15, page 14.

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	70.
	oo in book.
[oo]	wood	[u]	pullet
hook	wood'y	pull	pul pit
shook	book case	full	bush el
brook	cook	push	bul rush
crook	cooky	bush	[ou]
took	a foot'	put	could
stood	wool	bullTrog	would
hoop	woollen	bull dog	should

Dictation Exercise 32. — 1. The woody parts of plants. 2. My bookcase is made of a very hard -wood. 3. We have pulled out many a trout from this brook. 4. Woollen cloth. 5. A bushel contains thirty-two quarts.

		71.
	a	in	fare.
[a]	scarce		[ai]	[ea]
pre pare'	square		fairy	swear
be ware	care'ful		lair	wear
com pare	dar ing		stair case	tearing
de clare	par ent		de spair'	[e]
aware	hard ware	im pair	where
en snare	char y		re pair	there

Dictation Exercise 33. — 1. He who lives right is prepared to die. 2. Beware of the first false step. 3. Shall yon repair the old house 1 4. A daring deed. 5. The lair of a tiger. 6. Who will be there ? 7. I must be chary of my promises. 8. You must never despair in so good a cause.

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72.

a in	ape.	e m	eve.
[ey]	[ea]	[ie]	priest
they	break	brief	shield
whey	great	chief	shriek
obey'	[ei]	fiend	thief
con vey	skein	fierce	wield
sur vey	rein'deer	grief	field
grey'hound	hei nous	niece	yield

Dictation Exercise 34. — 1. You should obey your mother. 2. They convey travellers in the cars. 3. To survey or view the country. 4. She did not mean to break the plate. 5. A great or large house. 6. A heinous offence. 7. The reindeer lives in Lapland.

73.

u in tub.	U in	tube.
[o]	[ou]	[ue]	stat'ue
come	touch	cue	pur sue'
done	young	a'gue	[ui]
none	rough	ar gue	juice
shove	tough	res cue	sluice
front	[oo]	val ue	suit
sponge	blood	sub due'	law'suit
month	flood	en sue	pur suit'

Dictation Exercise 35. — 1. Divers get sponges in the sea. 2. Rough skin. 3. Tough meat. 4. Who will rescue the drowning men ? 5. A marble statue of General Greene. 6. Death ensued within five minutes after the accident. 7. The juice of a lemon. 8. The value of an oil painting.

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REVIEW AND '	TEST LESSONS.
74.		75.
re cite'	man'ger	towards	bul'rush
pa'tient	pro fane'	post script	bull dog-
sin cere'	main tain	a shore'	glar ing
ca reer	be tween	re proof	tear ing
sau'cy	con vene	un couth	care ful
Wednes day	su preme	ad vice	stair case
Feb ru a ry	re deem	con cise	pear-tree
spir it	com pete	tri'al	in cite'
prom ise	re peat	ty rant	in side
no tice	dis creet	tyro	com pare
seep tic	each	tire some	im pair
lily	pierce	ob tuse'	re pair
silly	com plete	con duce	pre pare
very	mal treat	sluice	de spair
merry	sleeve	re duce	rein'deer
tru ly	be qaea&h	pro fuse	hei nous
few er	se vere	beau'ti ful	gray
part ner	niece	dow dy	grey hound
bet ter	be smear	coun ty	sub due'
land scape	post pone	cow ard	miMew
por trait	be moan	scoun drel	dis pute'
a bate'	atone	re nown'	pur suit
fare well	broach	as tound	du'ly
af fair	source	wool'len	jew el

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WOEDS SOUNDED ALIKE BUT SPELLED DHTERENTLY.

76.

ale, a kind of beer. ail, to pain, to be ill.

all, everything. awl, a tool.

an, one, any.

Ann, a woman's name.

augur, to predict by signs. auger, a tool for boring.

bad, wicked, not good. bade, told.

bale, a bundle. bail, surety.

bawled, cried out. [head. bald, without hair on the

ball, a round body. bawl, to cry out.

bare, uncovered.

bear, an animal ; to endure.

jq base, mean, vile.

S, a part in music.

77.

bate, to lessen. 11 bait, food to allure fish.

bays, arms of the sea. baize, coarse woollen stuff.

beach, the sea-shore. beech, a forest tree.

beat, to thrash.

beet, a garden vegetable,

be, to live. bee, an insect.

blew, did blow. blue, sky-colored.

boar, the male swine. bore, to make a hole.

brake, a thicket of shrubs. break, to smash.

13

14

15

16

17

18

-.q breach, a breaking. breech, part of a gun.

20 bred, brought up. bread, food.

Exercise 36. — Elliptical.

{Put the right word in the right place.) What can (1) him? Bring me (3) (2). Her name was (3). The cloth was so (5) that I (5) him exchange it. (6) was accepted for the prisoner. The child (7) as loud as it could (8). I cannot (9) so strong a light. Near the (13) stands a (13) tree. We will (14) the carpet. (15) busy and happy like the (15). The wind (16). The carpenter used an (4) to (17) a hole. It is easy to (18) glass. A (19) in a wall. A well (20) man. (2) his goods. A (6) of hay. (9) feet. The (5) boy (14) his dog.

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78.

j brews, does brew. bruise, a hurt; to crush.

brows, hairy ridges over the

2 eyes.

browse, to feed on shrubs.

but, only, except.

3 butt, a laughing-stock. butt, a large cask.

4 by, near.

buy, to purchase.

Cain, name of Abel's brother. cane, a staff.

cast, to throw, to fling*, caste, a cJass of society, as among the Hindoos.

cause, reason.

caws, cries like a crow.

^ cede, to give up. seed, that which is sown.

9 cell, a small, close room. sell, to give for money.

11

79.

cent, a piece of money. 10 scent, odor, sent, did send.

cere, to cover with wax. sear, to burn, seer, a prophet. sere, dry, withered.

chased, pursued, chaste, pure.

choose, to select, chews, does chew.

cite, to call up. 14 sight, view. site, situation.

15

16

17

18

clause, part of a sentence. claws, talons of a bird, etc.

clime, climate, region. climb, to ascend.

coal, a fuel.

cole, a sort of cabbage.

coarse, rough, not fine. course, a place for running.

Exercise 37. — Elliptical.

{Put the right word in the right place.) He will (1) his fingers. I could not (3) notice his shaggy (2). Do you wish to (4) a (5). He (6) the ring into the sea. What is the (7) of lightning ? The king would not (8) away so much ter- ritory. He was shut up in a (9). Not a (10) of money have they (10) him. The (11) and yellow leaf. The dog (12) the fox. I do not (r3) to look at so fearful a (14). (16) a tree. The meal is (18). The judge will (14) you to appear before him. The (8) was put into the ground. The sweet (10) of the wild rose. The tiger has sharp (15). Put some (17) on the fire.

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FOUKTH SEOTIOK 80. 81.

u	in tub.	e ir	l met.
[o]	[ou]	[ea]	[ea]
a bove'	double	breadth	tread
among	coup le	breast	cleanse
oth'er	troub le	dead	heav'y
smoth er	nour ish	deaf	health y
col or	flour ish	dealt	wealth y
com fort	south ern	breath	bed stead
cov et	coun try	death	weath er
come ly	cum brous	dread	feath er
com bat	griev ous	health	leath er
noth ing	mon strous	realm	home stead
won der	ner vous	spread	break fast
wor ry	pi ous	stealth	stead fast
pur pose	po rous	sweat	jeal ous
slov en	pom pous	thread	zeal ous
doz en	won drous	threat	pleas ant

Dictation Exercise 38. — 1. Do not be afraid, you are among friends. 2. You must not covet another's watch. 3. A comely young woman. 4. You will gain nothing by waiting. 5. The dog will worry the cat. 6. The sloven wears an untidy dress. 7. A young married couple. 8. A dozen of eggs. 9. A grievous complaint. 10. The breadth of the cloth. 11. He is a steadfast friend and a pleasant companion.

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		82.
	u	in fur.
turbid	tur'tle	further	con cur'
tur moil	cur die	bur dock	ab surd
sur plus	purs er	sur name	dis turb
ur chin	fur nish	church yard	dis burse
sur ly	surg ing	de mur	un hurt
bur ly	churl ish	in cur	re turn
mur der	mur mur	re cur 83.	un furl
	e in her like u in fur.
mer'cy	servant	con fer'	ex pert'
ver tex	mer maid de fer	in sert
ver diet	ser pent	in fer	in vert
per feet	verb al	in ter	per vert
fer vent	alert'	pre fer	su perb
fer vid	avert	re fer	her self
her mit	con cern	in ert	per form

Dictation Exercise 39. — 1. The mud being stirred up made the water turbid. 2. My fervent wishes. 3. In the struggle and turmoil of life. 4. The surging billows. 5. A perfect likeness of the urchin. 6. It is absurd to infer from so slight a matter that he would concur with you in opinion. 7. The murder was committed by a big, burly workman. 8. I demur to your statement, but I will not be surly and churlish. 9. An alert young fellow. 10. Shall I incur his displeasure 1 11. How shall we avert the danger 1 12. You may be purser and dis- burse the money. 13. I will return and perform the task-

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e in her or u in fur.

	84.	85.
[i]	irk'some	[e]	con verge'
dirge	af firm7	a verse/	co erce
dirt'y	con firm	as perse	cis'tern
thirst y	in firm	con verse	cav ern
gir die	[eaj	de .serve	tav ern
cir cle	earn	re serve	Ian tern
cir cu lar	earnest	dis perse	[o]
cir cus	heard	ob serve	word'y
fir kin	hearse	per verse	wor thy
vir gin	dearth	pre serve	wor ship
virt ue	earth ly	re serve	work shop
mirth ful	pearl ash	sub serve	glow worm
chirp ing	search ing	re verse	[ou]
twirl ing	learn ing	traverse	scourge
flirt ing	yearn ing	ad verse'	journal
skir mish	re hearse/	e merge	jour ney
birth day	re search	di verge	adjourn'

Dictation Exercise 40. — 1. They sang a dirge at the fu- neral. 2. A circular letter is one which is circulated among persons having a common interest. 3. An irksome task. 4. I am not joking, I am in earnest. 5. By deep research he dis- covered these truths. 6. The actors rehearsed their parts. 7. He circulated these evil reports to asperse his neighbor's character. 8. Did you observe the eclipse of the sun? 9. He had a stubborn heart and a perverse temper. 10. You cannot coerce the man to do your bidding. 11. Intemperance is a great scourge of the human race.

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86.	87.
a in	ask.	OO in	moon.
after	alas7	M	pru'dent
raf ter	con trast	ru'in	pru dence
craft y	re past	ru ler	tru ly
bas ket	sur pass	rude ly	[ue]
cas ket	a mass	crude ly	rue
cas tie	ad vance	ruth less	true
mas tiff	en liance	ru ral	ac crue'
nas ty	en chant	ru mor	im brue
ras cal	en trance	gru el	construe
pas tor	mis chance	bru tal	[ui]
plas ter	a slant	fru gal	fruit
past lire	glanc'ing	tru ant	fruitful
pas time	pranc ing	ab struse'	cruise
mas ter	chant ing	pe ruse	bruise
last ly	slan der	in trude	re cruit'
das tard	chand ler	pro trude	[ew]
pass word	ex am'ple	ob trude	chew'ing
pass port	de mand'	scru'ple	es chew'

Dictation Exercise 41. — I. The nobleman lived in a castle. 2. Our housekeeper was frugal and saving. 3. That large dog is~a mastiff. 4. The rascal means to cheat you. 5. A basket of ripe fruit. 6. As we rode through the country we saw many pleasing rural scenes. 7. The rich green foliage contrasts finely with the clear blue sky. 8. That rumor is a foul slander of a good man. 9. As he pushed himself in the midst of us lie said, "I hope I don't intrude." 10. He was choked till his tongue protruded. -

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a in all 88.	or aw.	89.
[a] al'so	sqnall'y mis call'	vaunt vault	[aw] awn'ing
al most	be fall	fault	aw fill
al mighty al'ma nac	in stall in thrall	gauze de fault'	law ful law yer
al read'y	war'fare	fraud	brawn y
al'ways	ward robe	de fraud	brawl er
al der	dwarf ish	ex haust 5	draw er
fal ter	swarth y	au gust	draw ing
pal ter	fore warn'	as sault	taw dry
palsy	a ward	be cause	mawk ish
pal sied	re ward	gau'dy	daw die
pal try balk y bal sam	quar'ter [au] daub v	au burn pau per plau dit	baw ble with draw' [oa]
false hood	be daub'	cau cus	broad
cal dron	sauce	fau cet	a broad'
ex alt'	sau'cy	caus tic	broad'cast

Dictation Exercise 42. — 1. Almost all the squaws wore tawdry feathers. 2. A last year's almanac. 3. No one is wise always. 4. His palsied limbs. 5. He was inthralled by her fascinations. 6. A swarthy or tawny hue. 7. A saucy, dis- agreeable child. 8. They dawdled away their time over their teacups. 9. A faulty line in verse. 10. The drunken rowdy made an assault on a peaceable citizen. 11. The noisy plaudits of the crowd. 12. A child's bawble or plaything. 13. The

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	90.
	O before r like aw.
bor'der	orbit	ex tort'	for lorn'
cor ner	mor bid	dis tort	in form
horn y	sor did	ex hort 9	per form
hor net	tor pid	re cord	con form
morn ing	vor tex	a dorn	as sort
for tress	mor sel	ab hor	en dorse
dor mant	dis cord	ab sorb	re morse

Dictation Exercise 43. — I. Bears lie dormant in winter. 2. Mean or sordid in disposition. 3. Abhor what is evil. 4. One in a state of torpor is unable to move. 5. The sponge absorbs much water. 6. The victors extorted tribute from the vanquished.

91.

a like o in not.

wad	wallet	wad'dle	wan'ton
wash	wal low	waffle	wan der
wand	swal low	quar rel	squan der
swamp	seal lop	quar ry	qual i ty
squad	squab ble	war rant	qual i fy
squash	squad ron	watch ful	quan ti ty
swath	squal'id	watch man	wad ding
quae	l'ru ped	quar rel some

Dictation Exercise 44. — 1. He mowed a swath of grass. 2. The scallop is a kind of shell-fish. 3. Our old duck waddled down to the pond. 4. A quarry of granite. 5. A wild and wanton herd. 6. A four-footed animal is a quadruped.

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92.

	a	in far.
[a]	carbon	dis charge'	Tau]
harvest	car cass	dis arm	flaunt
mar ket	cart age	re gard	gaunt
tar get	har ness	pla card	jaunt
scar let	a part'	[ea]	haunt
arch er	a larm	heark en	launch
mar gin	ci gar	heart j	craunch
hard ship	stanch	Inearth	laun'dry

Dictation Exercise 45. — 1. A scarlet-colored ribbon. 2. A box of cigars. 3. Will they launch the ship to-day 1 4. A stanch, well-made vessel. 5. The cricket on the hearth.

93.

Be careful t	o sound the fins	il a correctly. It	is T	lot so strong as
a in far. — Do not pronounce	these words as if	they	ended in y(i).
e'ra	Wa	quo'ta		a're a
sofa	gala	Do ra		cu po la
polka	mi ca	Flora		op era
lava	bro ma	Em ma		a ro'ma
so da	stig ma	com ma		sa li va
Chi na	dogma	vil la		urn brel la
ze bra	ex tra	i o'ta		di plo ma
Dictation	Exercise 48.	— 1. Broma is	a kind of cocoa.
2. The cupola on the building is shaped	like	a half globe.
3. The area	of a piece of	land. 4. The	aroma of many

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94.

C before e, i, and y has the sound of s.

ra'cy	ci'der	vis'cid	cem'ent
spi cy	cin der	cis tern	fac lie
tac it	de cent	con cert	ac id
Ian cet	lu cid	doc lie	plac id
dul cet	ran cid	par eel	proc ess
cen sus	e vince'	li cense	ex plic'it

Dictation Exercise 47. — 1. A tacit agreement, that is, a si- lent or implied agreement. ,2. The dulcet tones of the flute. 3. A lucid statement of the affair. 4. Some viscid substance like glue. 5. Dogs are more docile than many other animals. 6. A plain and explicit statement. 7. A placid look on his face. 8. By due process of law.

95.

S in many words has the sound of z.

ro'sy	des sert'	prism	dam'sel
noi sy	dis own	tru'ism	pres ence
dis mal	dis gorge	flim'sy	fore goes'
dis may'	lms'sy	bap tism	ad vise
na'sal	pos sess'	re solve	de mise
eas el	dis solve	ab solve	bees'wax
quin sy	ac case	fran cliise	re sound7

Dictation Exercise 48. — 1- A nasal tone. 2. The demise

or death of a sovereign. 3. The artist's easel or frame for hold- ing the canvas. 4. Some trifling truism or trite saying. 5. The rite of baptism. 6. The privilege or right of voting is a fran- chise. 7. This was done in my presence.

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g and dg like j. g before e, i, and y usually sounds like j.

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gi'ant	ge'nus	re venge'	fidg'et
gib bet	dig it	o blige	edge wise
gib lets	rig id	frigid	car tridge
gin ger	ves tige	gyp sy	par tridge
wa ger	loz enge	gyp sum	por ridge
gim'crack	frag lie	gym nast	knowl edge

Dictation Exercise 49. — l. A gibbet is a kind of gallows. 2. The hare and the tortoise laid a wager which would get there first. 3. Bat few vestiges of the Indians remain. 4. I am very much obliged for your kindness. 5. Oatmeal por- ridge is healthful. 6. A band of roving gypsies. 7. Knowl- edge is power.

97.

REVIEW AND TEST LESSON.

comely doub le stead fast fur nisli fer vid de mur pre fer dis turb su perb re search

serpent sur name mer maid mur mur baw ble gau dy co erce' dis perse earth ly mirth ful

heard	ac crue'
skir'mish	re emit
scourge	al'ways
e merge'	pal try
ras'cal	as sault'
cas tie	gaunt
frag ile	ceir/ent
bruise	ci gar'
pe ruse'	pos sess
tacit	proe'ess

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WOKDS SOUNDED ALIKE BUT SPELLED DIFPEEEtfTLY.

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98.

coat, a man's outer garment. cote, a sheep-fold.

creak, to make a harsh noise. creek, a small inlet or brook.

crews, sailors of ships. cruise, to sail about.

dam, a bank to confine wa- damn, to condemn. [ter.

Bane, a native of Denmark. deign, to grant.

dear, costly, beloved. deer, an animal.

dew, vapor falling at night. due, owing.

die, to become lifeless. dye, to color.

dire, dreadful. dyer, one who dyes.

dun, to ask for debt. done, performed.

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12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

99.

fair, a market, beautiful. fare, charge for carrying.

feat, a difficult deed. feet, plural of foot,

find, to discover. fined, punished by fine.

fir, a tree.

fur, skin with soft hair.

flea, an insect. flee, to run away.

flew, did fly.

flue, a chimney-pipe.

flour, fine meal. flower, a blossom.

fore, in front. four, twice two.

forth, forward. fourth, the last of four.

2q foul, dirty, filthy. fowl, a bird.

Exercise 50. — Elliptical.

{Put the right word in the right place.)

I lost my (1) in the (2) while on a short (3). The water flows over the (4). The hunter shot a fat (6). I would not (5) to speak to so low a person. All men must (8). A (9) evil befell them. The work is (10). A heavy (7) fell last night The sheep were put into the (1). You should (10) him for what is (7). By trade he is a (9). A (11) lady. A quadruped has four (12). Did you (13) any berries in the field? The mull* was made of soft (14). The bite of a (15). The eagle (16) over the (14) tree. The hen is a (20). A sweet-smelling (17).

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100.

gait, manner of walking. gate, a sort of door.

glare, a dazzling light. glair, the white of an egg.

grate, to scrape by rubbing. 3 grate, a frame for a fire. great, large.

grater, to grate with. greater, larger.

- groan, a deep sigh. grown, become larger.

6 hail, frozen rain, to salute. hale, well, hearty.

7 hair, of the head. hare, an animal.

g hall, a large room.

haul, to pull, and to draw.

9 hart, an animal. heart, the seat of life.

101.

heal, to cure. *° heel, a part of the foot.

here, in this place.

11 hear, to listen.

herd, beasts that feed to-

12 heard, did hear. [gether.

hew, to cut.

13 hue, color, tint.

hide, to conceal. hied, hastened.

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hie, to go. high, lofty.

hire, to engage for pay. higher, more high.

7 hoard, to store secretly. horde, a roving tribe.

lfi hoes, plural of hoe. hose, stockings, a tube.

hole, an opening. 19 whole, all.

Exercise 51. — Elliptical.

(Put the right word in the right place.)

Open the (1) and walk in. The fire glows in the (3). The (2) of the sun. We heard a deep (5). A (4) for nutmeg. He was (6) and hearty. The (7) is a timid animal. The horses can- not (8) so heavy a load. You can feel your (9) beat. She has (5) to be a large girl. A (3) army. He tried to (10) the wound. Do you (11) what I say? I (12) you tell the story. What is the (13) of the rainbow ? We will (14) in the barn. A (15) mountain. A (17) of barbarians. A (19) week has gone. Did he (17) up his money ? A pair of cotton (18). To (16) a horse for a day. I will stand (11). A (12) of cattle.

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102. 103.

home, one's dwelling-place. holm, the evergreen oak.

I, myself.

2 eye, the organ of sight. ay, yes.

in, inside.

3 inn, a tavern.

lac, a gum. lack, want.

- lacks, needs.

lax, loose, not strict.

lade, to load. laid, placed.

7 lane, a passage. lain, reclined.

laps, licks as a dog. lapse, a gliding or slipping.

q lea, meadow land. lee, the sheltered side.

10 leaf, of a tree, etc. lief, willingly.

13

n leak, to run out. leek, a plant.

led, did lead. 2 lead, a metal.

lie, a falsehood.

lye, a solution of potash.

14 load, a burden.

lode, an ore-producing vein.

-5 loan, something lent. lone, single, solitary.

j6 lore, learning. lower, more low.

17

made, formed. maid, a young girl.

18 male, opposite of female. mail, a letter-bag.

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20

mane, long hair on the neck main, chief. [of a horse.

maze, perplexity. maize, Indian corn.

Exercise 52. — Elliptical.

(Put the right word in the right place.) There is no place like (1). She had a large brown (2). (2) took a seat (3) the carriage. Varnish is made of (4). The discipline was (5). They have (6) upon him a heavy (14). We walked down the (7). The (8) of time. The (9) side of a vessel. We can go into the (3). I had as (10) go as stay. The cattle have (7) down.' The milk may (11) out of the pail. He (12) the horse to water. He was truthful and would not tell a (13). A metallic vein is a (14). A (15) of money. The (16) of books. The (17) (17) a low bow. Were there any letters by (18). One of the (19) streets. A cake (17) of (20).

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FIFTH SECTION. 104.

The termination -ing means the act, continuing to do (the act) ; as, driving, the act of one who drives.

Do not sound ing as in. Say driv'ing, not driv'in; going, not go'in.

hoe'ing reap ing thresh ing dig ging hay ing chop ping

har'vest ing sweep ing roast ing

pitching

churn ing

weed ing

drag ging

ditch ing

plough ing scour ing

105.

see ing feel ing touch ing tast ing scrub bing smell ing hear ing

ed, of verbs, means did ; as, ploughed, did plough.

tired	pleased	hoot'ed	wait'ed
climbed	squeezed	bleat ed	car pet ed
played	ploughed	weed ed	har vest ed
stayed	drowned	roast ed	vis it ed
	ed sounded like t.
picked	searched	reaped	marched
forced	scratched	laughed	touched
watched	vexed	looked	matched
fetched	danced	reached	punished
nursed	talked	screeched	en riched'

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106.

The suffix -ful in adjectives means full of, having ; as, skilful, full of skill. Sometimes -ful means causing ; as, dreadful, causing dread.

(Put out two words at a time^ as * useful books.1)

use'ful books, wil ful chil dren. sloth ful work men. truth ful re ports', care ful mothers, grace ful speak ers. peace ful homes, joy ful cries.

wasteful habits,

art ful rogues,

youth ful sports,

fruit ful or chards.

pow er ful na vies.

plen ti ful har vests,

shame ful deeds,

faithful friends.

107.

The suffix -less means without, or destitute of; as, careless,

without care, childless, without a child.

speechless	shameless	painless	aimless
count less	joy less	shift less	fruit less
blame less	grace less	match less	thank less
worth less	harm less	cheer less	doubt less
Write or spell :
needless	a larms'.	sleepless	nights.
heed less	footsteps.	hope less	efforts.
fear less	speech es.	heart less	con duct.
faith less	lov ers.	reck less	dar ing.
care less	work men.	fruit less	de signs'.
bound less	ex tent'.	cloud less	skies.

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108.

The suffix -ish means somewhat, or somewhat like, or having the quality of; as, whitish, somewhat white, sheepish, somewhat like a sheep.

sheep'ish	girlish	sot'tish	mul'ish
wolf ish	sour ish	fop pish	blu ish
boy ish	green ish	red dish	whit ish
clown ish	bear ish	snap pish	rogu ish

Write or spell: childish prattle, boor ish man ners. fiend ish ha tred. styl ish at tire'.

109.

The suffix -y generally means full of mist, thirsty, having thirst.

dwarfish stat'ure.

sweet ish flav or.

wasp ish tern per.

churl ish nat ure.

of, or having ; as, misty, full

cream 'y	blood'y
down y	rain y
wood y	storm y
flee cy	curl y
Write or spell:
i'cy	streams.
trust y	serVant.
thirst y	cat tie.
heart y	greet ing.
wealth y	mer chant.

craft'y sweat y moody sleet y

greed'y hun gry cloud y easy

health'y bod'ies.

shad y path way.

mould y cheese,

might y na tions.

guilt y ac tions.

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110.

The suffix -ly, forming adverbs, generally means manner; as, neatly, in a neat manner.

tamely coarsely

sharp ly dear ly

stiffly lazily

calm ly mean ly

Write or spell:

treat'ed kindly,

act ed base ly.

glid ed smooth ly.

glanced coy ly.

shout ed loud ly.

turned quick ly.

meekly	stoutly
rude ly	ten der ly
shrewd ly	proud ly
sore ly	pain ful ly
fondly	loved.
fair ly	gained.
loosely	tied.
rich ly	dressed.
rash ly	spok'en.
mor tal ly	wound ed.

111.

The suffix -ness means state, condition, or quality; as, sick- ness, the state of being sick. — Say ness, not niss.

base'ness fairness smooth'ness meek'ness

same ness fine ness rude ness cheap ness

small ness harsh ness shrewd ness hoarse nes?

tall ness weak ness sore ness i die ness

ill ness large ness sound ness cool ness

calm ness loud ness stern ness quick ness

coarse ness neat ness lean ness dul ness

dear ness near ness mean ness fill ness

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112.

The suffix ■	er in adjectives means more, and -es1	means most;
as, abler, more able, ablest, most	able.
foul'er .	. fo ufe st	clean'er .	. cleanest
green er	green est	dear er	dear est
black er	black est	cheap er	cheap est
round er	round est	fierc er	fierc est
high er	high est	ug li er	ug li est
qui et er	qui et est	no bier	no blest
great er	great est	larg er	larg est
quick er	quick est	loos er	loos est
weak er	weak est	coars er	coars est
bright er	bright est 11	glad der 3.	glad dest
The suffix	-er in nouns means	one who or that which; as,
buyer, one who buys, boiler, tha	t which is used in	boiling.
help'er	toil'er	pay'er	paint'er
trad er	boast er	mak er	hear er
deal er	work er	writ er	catch er
sell er	mourn er	skat er	mill er
dream er	watch er	weav er	dip per
plant er	teach er	drov er	run ner
farm er	preach er	brew er	tan ner
print er	speak er	wear er	rob ber
read er	talk er	bear er	swim mer
build er	walk er	gam bier	strag gler

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114.

The prefix un in adjectives means not; as, unclean, not clean.

mi fair' un clean' nn true' un ea'sy

un hurt un paid

unjust unsold

un kind un told

un born un sound

un safe un bound

un seen un worn

un tried un hap py

un luck'y un skil ful

un feel ing un health y

un a ble un stead y

un law ful un will ing

un love ly un heard

115.

The prefix un in verbs means to take off, to undo what has been done ; as, unrobe, to take of the robe.

The prefix out means beyond, more than; as, outbid, to bid

beyond or more than another.

un bolt'	un yoke'	un hand'	out do'
un bar	un twist	un tie	out go
un bend	un robe	un make	out live
un bind	un dress	un hitch	out last
un curl	un roll	un cov'er	out sail
un fold	un say	un load'	out wear
un pin	un wind	un lace	out worn
un lock	un pack	un veil	out done

Dictation Exercise 53. — 1. An unfair statement. 2. The debt is unpaid. 3. An untrue story. 4. An unhealthy cli- mate. 5. I will untie the knot. 6. I can unlace my shoe.

Form sentences containing the following words : — unlovely unskilful unwilling unhitch outwear

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116.

The suffix -en in verbs means to make ; in adjectives -en means made of; as, darken, to make dark, silken, made of silk.

(The italicized letters are silent.)

deepen	quick'en	broad'en	oak'en
fas ten	whit en	sweet en	wood en
glad den	deaf en	wak en	earth en
hard en	fat ten	les sen	lead en
sof ten	light en	loos en	birch en
black en	bright en	length en	wool len

117.

The prefix mis means wrong or wrongly ; as, misdeed, a wrong deed, misinform, to inform wrongly.

mis date/ mis deed mis count mis lay mis laid mis lead misjudge mis print mis guide

mis use mis take mis spend mis state mis spell mis shape mis rule mis quote mis place

mis name mis call mis ap ply mis carry mis be have7 mis di rect mis em ploy mis d(Ving mis con duct

Dictation Exercise 54. — 1. Please to fasten the window. 2. You can soften putty with oil. 3. The noise may deafen you. 4. An old oaken bucket. 5. We must lessen our expenses.

Form sentences containing the following word^y^ brighten sweeten birchen earth Jpy JJ misguide

V&£JM«*$

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WORDS SOUNDED ALIKE BUT SPELLED DIEFEEENTLT.

118.

meed, reward. mead, a meadow.

meet, to come face to face. 2 meat, flesh for food. mete, to measure.

mite, a small insect. might, power, strength.

4 mist, a fine rain. missed, did miss.

p. moan, a groan ; to lament. mown, cut down.

fi mote, a speck. moat, a deep ditch.

7 mode, manner. mowed, cut down.

g mule, an animal. mewl, to cry, to bawl.

9

muse, to think. mews, cries as a cat.

119.

nit, egg of an insect. 10 knit, to weave with needles.

no, a word of denial, not. M know, to understand.

nose, of the face. *~ knows, does know.

not, a word of denial.

13 knot, a tie.

ore, a metal.

14 oar, a pole to row with. o'er, over.

oh ! alas !

15 owe, to be indebted.

pale, white, wan.

16 pail, vessel with a bail.

pane, a square of glass.

17 pain, suffering, distress.

pare, to cut off. -g pair, two. pear, a fruit.

Exercise 55. — Elliptical.

(Put the right word in tjie right place.)

The (1) of valor. Shall we ever (2) again? (3) does not make right. A fine (4) fell. This grass should be (5) or (7). A (6) in his eye. A (7) of dress. The (8) is a tough beast. The cat (9). A (3) in cheese. Did you hear him (5)? She (10) a pair of stockings. I do (13) (11) where he lives. Who (12) what kind of (14) this is? I will tie a (13) in the end of the string. You can row with an (14). The man looked (16). He was in (17). A (18) of shoes. (14) hill and dale. A ripe juicy (18). Pay what you (15). A (16) of water.

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120.

pall, a covering. Paul, a man's name.

paste, for sticking. paced, did pace.

paws, feet of a beast that has pause, a stop. [claws.

peal, a loud noise. peel, to pare or skin.

purl, to flow gently. pearl, a gem.

plane, level, even. plain, clear, evident.

plate, a flat dish. plait, to fold.

please, to like, to gratify. pleas, excuses, pleadings.

pole, a long stick. poll, the head.

pore, a small opening. pour, to send forth in a stream.

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12

13

14

121.

pray, to entreat, to implore. prey, to feed by violence.

pride, self-esteem. pried, did pry.

prize, a reward. pries, looks into.

quarts, plural of quart. quartz, rock crystal.

raze, to pull down. 15 raise, to lift up. rays, of the sun.

lfi rap, a knock. wrap, to tie up.

17 reed, a stalk. read, to peruse.

-g reck, to care for. wreck, a ruined ship.

19 red, of the color of blood. read, did read.

20 rest, repose.

wrest, to take by force.

Exercise 56. — Elliptical.

(Put the right word in the right place.)

He (2) the deck. The (3) of a lion. A (4) of thunder. A \?) of great price. A (6) statement. Will you (8) to put some meat on my (7)? A long fishing-(9). (8) to (10) some water into a goblet. To (4) an apple. You must (3) at a comma. Lions (11) upon weaker animals. Haughty (12) goes before a fall. Who gained the (13) ? The rock was (14). Did he (15) his hand to strike you? (16) at the door. Can you (17) in a book? Little he'll (18) if they let him sleep on. I (19) the letter yesterday. He tried to (20) it from me. (16) it with paper. The sugar-cane is a (17). The vessel soon became a (18). Take your (20).

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122. 123.

rice, a kind of grain. rise, elevation.

ring, to sound a bell.

2 wring, to twist.

rode, did ride.

3 road, a public highway. rowed, did row.

. roar, a loud noise.

4 ,

rower, one who rows.

5 Rome, a city of Italy. roam, to rove.

rood, fourth of an acre.

6 rude, impudent, coarse. rued, repented.

7 rose, a flower, rows, does row.

rote, mere repetition. wrote, did write.

row, to impel by oars. roe, the spawn of fishes.

10 rye, a kind of grain, wry, crooked, twisted.

sale, act of selling. 11 sail, of a ship.

skull, of the head. *~ scull, to impel bv an oar over a boat s stern.

see, to perceive by the eye. sea, the ocean.

13

seem, to appear. 14 seam, of a garment.

15

seen, did see.

scene, a view7, a place.

. shear, to cut with shears, sheer, pure, unmixed.

j« shone, did shine. shown, exhibited.

size, bulk; a gluey varnish, sighs, to breathe as in grief.

19

sine, a trigonometrical line. sign, a symbol.

slew, did slay. slue, to turn.

Exercise 57. — Elliptical.

{Put the right word in the right place.)

A pudding made of (1). The bells (2) merrily. The horseman (3) at full speed. The thunder's loud (4). Drive in the (3). Wild beasts (5) in the woods. He was (6) in his behavior. Pluck the (7) from the bush. He (8) rapidly. A (10) face. Ships (11) on the (13). He could neither (9) nor (12) the boat. This (14) does not (14) strong. The (15) of the story is laid in Eng- land. (16) nonsense. The sun (17) and the birds sang. He (18) deeply. This clear sky is a (19) of fair weather. Cain (20) his brother Abel. An ox of large (18).

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SIXTH SEOTIOK 124.

an'gel	la'bel	rev'el	ton'sil
grav el	lev el	trav el	civil
chap el	par eel	tin sel	per il
du el	mod el	mor sel	cav il
gos pel	nov el	mar vel	ten dril
hov el	pan el	chis el	pen cil
ker nel	reb el	cudg el	sten cil

125.

a in unaccented -al has an obscure short sound approach- ing that of short u.

cen'tral formal na'sal ri'val

cor al lo cal na val scan dal

e qual med al o ral sig nal

fa tal men tal plu ral spi nal

fi nal met al post al spi ral

flo ral mor tal re al to tal

vo cal mor al vi tal dis mal

Dictation Exercise 58. — 1. There was no label on the par- cel. 2. A morsel of food. 3. The tonsils of the throat. 4. A stencil to print your name. 5. A postal card. 6. Headwork or mental labor. 7. The ship and cargo were a total loss. 8. A kernel of corn. 9. A spiral stairway. 10. This stone is a real diamond. 11. They fought a duel.

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e is silent	in the final syllables ble, pie,	die, fle, etc.
	126	i.
a'ble	scramble	dwin'dle	tan'gle
fable	crum ble	can die	sin gle
gable	stum ble	han die	crack le
sable	turn ble	whee die	chuck le
foi ble	sam pie	rifle	fickle
mar ble	sim pie	stifle	tick le
bram ble	kin die	trifle	twin kle
gam ble	spin die	man gle	sprin kle
	127	t
bab'ble	net'tle	brit'tle	scuffle
peb ble	set tie	hob ble	shuf fle
pad die	scrib ble	jog gle	snuf fle
drag gle	fiddle	bub ble	strug gle
grap pie	mid die	stub ble	scut tie
stop pie	rid die	cud die	daz zle
cat tie	gig gle	hud die	muz zle
prat tie	rip pie	ruf fle	puz zle

Dictation Exercise 59. — 1. The faults and foibles of man- kind. 2. Paddle your own canoe. 3. A model farm. 4. The middle or central part of this tract of land. 5. Do not listen to a scandal. 6. A lighted candle.

Write out the following words, inserting the letters omitted : — met'-l nov'-l spi'n-1 mod'-l pcn'c-1 e'qu-1

mar v-1 post -1 per -1 tin s-1 dis m-1 la b-1

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128.

a in -ace and -ate has, in some words, a shortened form of its long sound, like short e.

preface	frig'ate	choc'o late
men ace	cli mate	des per ate
pop u lace	pi rate	for tu nate
fur nace	pri vate	mod er ate
stir face	cu rate	in ti mate
pal ace	sen ate	ob du rate
ter race	pal ate	ob sti nate

129.

a in -age has a shortened form of its long sound, ap- proaching that of short i or short e.

ad'age	hos'tage	plum'age	sau'sage
pack age	steer age	fo li age	spin age
dam age	voy age	coin age	vis age
rav age	post age	cour age	Ian guage
sav age	stor age	drain age	wharf age
sel vage	horn age	herb age	her i tage
ii'sage	cot tage	lin e age	mu cil age

Dictation Exercise 60. — 1. The preface of a hook. 2. The terrace was a level surface of earth. 3. The fire in a furnace. 4. He hecame reckless and desperate. 5. Can you speak the English language well ? 6. She stuck on a piece of paper with mucilage. 7. Herbage (erb'ej or herb'ej) or grass pasture. 8. The populace of a large city. 9. Do not be faint-hearted ; keep good courage. 10. The foliage on the trees.

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130.

O in an unaccented syllable often has a sound ap* proaching that of short u.

hav'oc	at'om	tal'on	bisli op
pilot	fath om	colon	sec ond
ri ot	bux om	ar son	metli od
bigot	ran dom	fel on	rec ord
piv ot	sel dom	de mon	ham mock
pis tol	ran som	drag on	hil lock
gam bol	cus torn	ma tron	had dock

Dictation Exercise 61. — 1. A scene of ruin and havoc. 2. Little lambs will gambol on the green. 3. I seldom see you nowadays. 4. The crime of burning a house is called arson. 5. A strong and buxom damsel.

131.

ar in an unaccented syllable sounds like ur.

stand'ard tank ard south ward lee ward vine yard dol lar pil lar

1. In the battle he showed that he 2. His gestures were awkward. 3. "Wizards and witches are imaginary beings. 4. "A little more sleep," said the sluggard. 5. A pale, haggard face. 6. Do you study English grammar ?

vul'gar	awk'ward
nee tar	back ward
vie ar	drunk ard
cow ard	east ward
do tard	for ward
das tard	haz ard
to ward	wiz ard

beg'gar brag gart gram mar nig gard slug gard hag gard lag gard

Dictation Exercise 62 was no coward or dastard

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	or final, like	iir without stress.
la'bor	rig'or	ten'or	victor
arbor	major	vapor	fa vor
har bor	val or	juror	fla vor
ar dor	clam or	vis or	splen dor
o dor	tu mor	cap tor	tor por
vig or	tre mor	hec tor	trai tor

Dictation Exercise 63. — 1. Sweet odors come from some flowers. 2. He was in the vigor of manhood. 3. The visor of his cap. 4. The rigor of our Northern climate. 5. The splendor of the setting sun. 6. A traitor betrays his trust.

133.

re final, like iir without stress.

a'cre ni'tre mea'gre the'a tre

cen tre o gre (-gur) sa bre salt pe'tre

fi bre o chre (-fair) spec tre cal'i bre

lu ere mi tre som bre mas sa ere

lus tre me tre seep tre (*?p'-) seep tres

Dictation Exercise 64. — 1. Cloth of a firm fibre. 2. Lu- cre is gain in money or goods. 3. The ogre is a hideous mon- ster. 4. The sceptre of the king. 5. A mind of little strength or calibre. 6. A massacre of whites by the Indians.

Write out the following words, inserting the letters omitted : — nec't-r hec't-r pill-r val'-r vic't-r gram'm-r

ju r-r drunk -rd vig -r beg g-r tre m-r dol 1-r

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	134
	e silent before n in many words.
bra'zen	ha'ven	ris'en	woVen
bur den	hea then	sev en	hap pen
chos en	heav en	shak en	rid den
era ven	lead en	to ken	mad den
doz en	length en	wak en	sad den
e ven	loos en	maid en	trod den
fro zen	o pen	wood en	writ ten

135.

e silent before 1 in a few words.

driv'el	ha'zel	shrivel	swiv'el
grov el	rav el	shov el	wea sel
	O silent before n	in some words.
ba'con	crimson	poison	weap'on
bea con	dam son	pris on	but ton
beck on	ma son	rea son	glut ton
blazon	par don	reck on	mut ton
capon	par son	sea son	cot ton
dea con	per son	trea son	les son

Dictation Exercise 65. — 1. A base and craven spirit, 2. This way must once be trodden. 3. A hazel bush. 4. A beacon lighted on a hill. 5. Our lesson should be studied. 6. A written word. 7. When did the event happen ? 8. Spring V one of the seasons of the year. 9. The weasel is a small slim animal. 10. A damson plum.

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	136.
	i in pin.—	-e final silent.
gran'ite	rep'tile	promise	notice
res pite	fer tile	mor tise	jus tice
ac tive	ser vile	en gine	nov ice
cap tive	ster ile	des tine	prac tice
fes tive	hos tile	doc trine	cor nice
agile	doc ile	crev ice	ser vice
de ter'mine	fern	1 nine	mas'cu line
me<Ti cine	dis \	ci pline	clan des'tine

137.

U in the termination -ure has a shortened sound of long u (or yoo), but commonly -ture is pronounced chdbr.

fig'ure	nat'ure	creat'ure	sculpt'ure
cult ure	pict ure	fract ure	struct ure
feat ure	rapt ure	tinct ure	rupt ure
pleas ure	mixt ure	verd ure	vent ure
gest ure	tort ure	moist ure	ad venture
stat ure	post ure	script ure	fur'ni ture
ag'ri cult	ure hor'ti cult ure	man u fact'ure

Dictation Exercise 66. — 1 . A respite from toil. 2. Sterile soil is unfruitful. 3. The engine drew the cars. 4. A crevice in a wall. 5. I promise to pay. 6. Strict discipline was enforced. 7. A clandestine meeting.

Form sentences containing the following words : — picture furniture gesture stature agriculture

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	Silent Consonants.
		138.
	k silent.*
knack	knell	knife	knoll
knap'sack	knead	knit	knot
knave	knee	knives	knot'ty
knav ish	kneel	knob	know
knew	knelt	knock 139.	knuck le
	gh silent.*
high	right	lightening	plight
nigh	sight	might y	slight
sigh	tight	twi light	[ei - a]
thigh	wight	mid night	eight
fight	blight	day light	freight
light	bright	de light'	weigh
might	flight	upright	weight
night	fright	spright ly	sleigh

* k initial and gh were once throat sounds like the German ch. The effort to sound them as gutturals was difficult, and is now quite given up. In some words gh has turned into f (cough); in hough (= hock) the throat sound still remains.

In freight and fight, in weight and wight, In right and might, in night and light,

gh has left his corpse in sight, His soul has long since taken flight.

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ought

bought

brought

fought

sought

thought

140.

gh silent. wrought haugh'ty daugh ter

caught taught fraught naught naugh ty

slaugh ter height (hit) straight neighbor

dough'ty drought fur lough bor ough thor ough al though'

Dictation Exercise 67. — l. We ought to have thought of this before. 2. A naughty boy. 3. A straight stick. 4. Al- though brought to poverty, this good man sought help from none. 5. This conduct is fraught with dangers. 6. The crops were spoiled by a drought (drowt\ or want of rain. 7. A bold, doughty (dow'ty) knight. 8. To wade through slaughter to a throne.

141.

t silent in rt, ft, St.

mortgage e pis'tle this'tle chris'ten

tres tie chris ten ing

wins tie Christ mas

wres tie fast en

chast en glis ten

has ten lis ten

chest nut mois ten

Dictation Exercise 68. — 1. He was often fond of building castles in the air. 2. Christmas comes but once a year. 3. See how the snow glistens. 4. By what name shall we christen our boy? 5. There is a heavy mortgage on the farm.

oft en (tiffin) gris'tle

soft en	hus tie
a pos'tle	jos tie
bris'tle	nes tie
bus tie	pes tie
cas tie	rus tie

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		142.
		b silent.
climb	tomb	numb	plumb'er
comb	jamb	thumb	comb ing
crumb	lamb	debt	debt or
dumb	limb	doubt 1 silent.	doubt er
calf	balk	folks	qualm
calves	chalk	alms	could
half	stalk	balm	would
salve	walk	calm 143. w silent.	should
wrap	wreak	write	wretch'ed
wren	wreath	writ'er	wrin kle
wrench	wrath	wretch	wran gle
wrest	writhe	whoop	wrig gle
wreck	• wrong	who	sword
wrist	wrung	whose	an s wer (-ser)
wring	wrote	whom	whole some

Dictation Exercise 69. — 1. Comb your hair. 2. If you doubt the justice of an act do not do it. 3. Beware of debt. 4. The plumber has come to mend the water-pipes. 5. The debtor owes money. 6. Write me a letter. 7. Wholesome food. 8. Wrap your cloak about you. 9. I "wrote him an answer. 10. A wretch is a base, despicable person.

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said (sed) says (s&) a gain' (a-g&n') a gainst (a-gensf) plaid (pl&d) chaise (shaz) gauge (gaj)

144.

brooch (brotch) Sure (sfcoor)

beau (bo) height (hit) bur'y (&£/*)

bur i al (ber'i-al)

a dieu' (a-du')

rinse (Hfoce) view (vu) been (&*n) guide (j*l) guile (gil) guise (giz)

dis guise'

Dictation Exercise 70. — 1. You must not do so again. 2. I am sure he said what I have told you. 3. Mary says she has lost her brooch. 4. Our bird is dead and we will bury it. 5. I have been willing to guide you to the spot. 6. A view of the ocean.

145.

build (Mid) built {vat)

Once (wunce)

heifer (hef-) does (dun) scythe (sith) niche (mtch)

wholly (hol't) dough (do)

guard (gard)

though (tho)

through (throb)

gourd (gord)

buoy (bwoi)

an'y (*t'f) many (mSn't) prayer (prdr)

guess (ges) Wolf (wool/)

wom'an (wobm'-) bos om (bote-)

Dictation Exercise 71. — 1. Does any one guess the rid- dle ? 2. The dough was baked into bread. 3. Many men are at work building the house. 4. We were wholly in the dark. 5. Coming through the woods, he saw a wolf. 6. He put his hand into his bosom. 7. He fled disguised as a servant. 8. The life-preserver will buoy you up. 9. A niche in the wall to place a statue. 10. The shell of a gourd.

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l in pin.

146.

[y] cyn'ic lyr ic mys tic crys tal syl van syn tax

symbol sys tem sylph pygmy

nymph mys ter y sym pa thy

[ai] bargain cer tain chap lain chief tain cur tain foun tain

mountain cap tain plan tain vil lain [ia]

car nage mar riage

147.

[ei] [ui] [e]

forfeit {-fit) bis'cuit {-m) pret'ty {pria)

sur feit cir cuit Eng lish {intfgMh)

coun ter feit guin ea {$&*) Eng land (mc/giand) mul lein [u] [ee]

[ie] bus'y {btei) breech'es (bntch^z)

niis'chief busi ness (&#-) been {bu)

[oi] minute (-w) [o]

tortoise (-«&) let'tuce {-Ms) wom'en {wtm'm)

Dictation Exercise 72. — 1. A morose man is called a cynic. 2. A lyric poem. 3. Sylvan or forest scenes. 4. A symbol or sign. 5. He is always busy about something. 6. His busi- ness occupies all his time. 7. The English language. 8. A pretty child. 9. Where have you been ? 10. A surfeit of sweets. 11. A counterfeit half-dollar. 12. Clear as crystal. 13. His fate was shrouded in mystery.

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148.

ei and ie sounded like e in eve.

When e and i together meet

The e comes first in -ceive, -ceipt, -ceit.

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[ei]			[ie]
con ceit'	per ceive'	niece	grieve
con ceive	leis'ure	be lief	griev'ous
de ceit	seize	be lieve	ag grieve'
de ceive	seiz nre	siege	re lief
re ceive	weird	be siege	re lieve
re ceipt	ei ther	a chieve	re prieve
re ceipt ed	nei ther	re trieve	cash ier

Dictation Exercise 73. — 1. He conceived the idea while in Rome. 2. He achieved a great victory. 3. Leisure time. 4. A grievous wrong. 5. I will give you a receipt for the money. 6. To reprieve a criminal is to delay his punishment. 8. To perceive is to see.

149.

REVIEW AND TEST LESSON.

cudg'el reap'er sprightly burled

cor al beg gar sure ly bur i al

fickle major against7

shriv el o gre height

wres tie neigh bor does (duz)

pis tol knoll an'y (en'i)

e pis'fle knob

crys tal nymph

mas sa ere prom ise mu ci lage . priv i lege man y (men't) sur face worn en (wtm'-) ag grieve'

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WOKDS SOUNDED ALIKE BUT SPELLED DHTEEENTLY.

150.

sloe, a thorny shrub. slow, not fast.

SO, in that manner. 2 sew, to join with thread, sow, to scatter seed.

sore, painful. soar, to ascend.

sole, a fish ; single. soul, spirit.

sold, did sell.

soled, fitted with a sole.

sum, the amount some, a few.

sun, the source of light. ' son, a male child.

stare, to gaze. stair, a step. -

stake, a stick ; a wager, steak, a slice of beef.

steal, to rob.

steel, hardened iron.

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11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

151.

surf, the swell of the sea. serf, a slave.

surge, a great wave, serge, a woollen stuff.

tacks, small nails. tax, a rate, a duty.

tale, a story. tail, the end.

tare, a kind of weed. tear, to pull in pieces.

teem, to be full.

team, of horses or oxen.

tear, water from the eye. tier, a row.

tease, to vex. teas, kinds of tea.

the, the definite article. thee, thyself.

there, in that place. their, belonging to them.

Exercise 7 £. — Elliptical.

{Put the right word in the right place.) The berries of the (1). I will (2) on a button. Eagles (3) far up in the sky. The immortal (4). Have you (5) your horse ? Please to give me (6) drink. The earth goes around the (7). Why do you (8) at me ? Broil a (9). It is a sin to (10). The (11) beat upon the shore. A paper of (13). A twice-told (14). Do not (15) the cloth. A (16) of bay horses. The upper (17) of seats. Do not (18) the child. The razor is made of (10). (20) only (7) is dead. She did not shed a (17).

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152.

throe, pain, agony. throw, to cast, to fling.

throne, a royal seat. thrown, flung.

through, from side to side. threw, did throw.

tide, ebb and flow of the sea. tied, fastened.

toe, part of the foot.

5 tow, to pull, to draw. tow, short fibres of flax.

told, did tell.

6 toled, allured. tolled, did toll.

tole, to allure, to entice. toll, of a bell ; a tax.

to, towards. 8 too, noting excess. two, twice one.

tract, a region. tracked, did track.

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

153,

tun, a large cask.

ton, 20 hundred weight.

urn, a vessel.

earn, to gain by labor.

use, to employ. ewes, female sheep.

vain, fruitless ; conceited. vane, a weathercock. vein, a blood-vessel.

vale, a valley.

veil, covering for the face.

vial, a small bottle.

viol, a musical instrument.

wail, to moan. [a whip. wale, mark of the stroke of

waist, part of the body, waste, to destroy.

wait, to stay, to remain. weight, heaviness.

Exercise 75. — Elliptical.

{Put the right word in the right place.) In the last (1) of despair. The (4) ebbs and flows. The vase was (2) to the ground. Who (3) that stone? I have hurt the great (5) of my right foot. The lion was (9) (8) his den. The bell (6) at (8) o'clock. (7) the bell. A (10) of coal. The knot was (4). He can (11) a dollar a day. The (12) and young lambs. I (6) you to (12) your time well. A (13) effort. She wetrs a lace (14). A heavy (18). A (15) of medicine. To weep and (16). (17) not, want not. We went o'er hill and (14). He can (12) his left hand. Cloth made of (5).

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154.

wane, to grow less, wain, a wagon.

2 wall, a partition. waul, to cry as a cat.

ware, something to be sold. wear, to waste by use.

wave, of the sea. waive, to put off.

way, road ; fashion. weigh, to find out the weight.

weak, not strong. week, seven days.

wean, to use one to do with- 7 out a thing. ween, to think.

g won, gained.

one, a single thing.

wood, solid part of trees. would, past of will.

yoke, frame for the neck of

oxen. yolk, yellow of an egg.

your, belonging to you. ewer, a large jug.

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Exercise 76. — Elliptical.

(Put the right word in the right place.)

We will (4) our claim. The waves will (3) away the land. How much does the load (5)? A (6) cup of tea. Which side (8) the battle? The mother will (7) her child. I (9) not walk in such a (5) as that. The (10) in the middle of the egg. (11) basin and my (11) match well. (8) (6) from to-day. The moon is said to wax and (1).

155.

Spell the singular first and then the plural.

roof . .	. roofs	calf . .	. calves
proof	proofs	sheaf	sheaves
scarf	scarfs	thief	thieves
dwarf	dwarfs	knife	knives
be lief	be Kefs'	loaf	loaves
half	halves	shelf	shelves

handler chief {hang'-) . . hand'ker chiefs {hang'-)

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SEVENTH SECTION. The Consonant not doubled.

	156.	15	■7.
lil'y	cor'al	pan'ic	tal'ents
city	col ic	rel ish	ven om
pity	frol ic	sen ate	brig and
sol id	squal id	spig ot	val id
lim it	frig ate	ster lie	fel on
mer it	copy	ten ant	baron
v6r y	wid ow	trop ic	agate
linen	pol ish	com ic	dam age
ol ive	pal ace	flag on	dam ask
sal ad	pal ate	for est	un til'
study	bal ance	im age	rob'in
at om	sim i le	prim er	cher ish
alum	body	haz ard	cavil
spir it	bod ice	liz ard	rat an'
ton ic	mal ice	ov en	buried
mod el	shad ow	wag on	clos et
ten or	big ot	satin	tep id

Dictation Exercise 77. — l- I pity you very much. 2. A salad of chicken and lettuce. 3. He made a model of the boat. 4. The pain from colic is severe. 5. The palate or roof of the mouth. 6. Her image was clearly reflected in the water. 7. Gold and silver are precious metals. 8. I will not risk my money in so hazardous an enterprise. 9. He showed great skill or talents. 10. Wait until to-morrow.

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tarons cam el fag ot hov el a fraid' e lude a noint piv'ot reb el peril clar et a lone' atone dev'il car ol arid sir up *

158.

schol'ar horn age bod i \y blem ish pen ance a lert' e lapse rap'id ev er y drag on del uge h&r ass a float' stolid sol ace pol i cy a foot'

159.

refuge a cute' met'al la pel' cher'ub for age flSrid water Brit on Brit ish bul rush a loud' Lat'in pan el prof it pit ied cop ied

pum ice dul ness ful ness fulfil' skil'ful wil ful bel fry a rouse' wel'fare chil blain a part' bot'a ny col o ny mel o dy cal i co lit er al an gel ic

Dictation Exercise 78. — 1. No one lived in the old hovel. 2. The thief could not elude the officer. 3. This is the pivot or turning-point of the shaft. 4. He escaped the perils of the sea. 5. How can he atone for so great a crime ? 6. The carol of the merry birds was full of melody. 7. A sandy, arid region.

8. The simple natives paid him homage as a superior being.

9. We can do some good every day. 10. A dull, stolid look. 11. Honesty is the best policy. 12. She called the babe a little cherub. 13. He sold his goods at a great profit.

* Or syrup, which is the more usual spelling.

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The Consonant doubled.

160	•	1	61.
[bb]	ac claim7	[ff]	suffrage
rab'bit	ac cuse	af firm7	differ
crab bed	sue ceed	af ford	traf fie
rob ber	sue cess	dif fuse	af fright7
peb ble	suc7cor	suf fuse	afflux
cob bier	stuc CO	af fray	coffee
scab bard-	[dd]	office	ef fort
stub born	ad dress7	ef face7	offer
Sab bath	ad diet	ef feet	prof fer
cab bage	ad duce	coffer	saf fron
[cc]	wed7ding	buf fet	[erg]
oc cur	sud den	coffin	mag7got
ac count	ad der	scaf fold	bag gage
ac cept	med dler	af feet7	sug gest7
ac cost	ed dy	af flict	ag grieve
accent	odd i ty	af front	rug7ged
oc cult7	rud dy	of fend	buggy
ac cord	rid dance	of fence	nug get

Dictation Exercise 79. — 1. A sour look and a crabbed

answer. 2. No account has ever been given of what occurred on that day. 3. A surly, stubborn child. 4. We will try to succeed. 5. There were figures in stucco on the walls. 6. To adduce or bring forward an example from history. 7. A sud- den alarm. 8. The old trapper's speech amused us by its oddity.

9. To get rid of a disagreeable visitor is a good riddance.

10. An impression which will not soon be effaced.

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162.	163.
[U]	ballast	pallid	com'merce
al low7	gal lant	pol len	com mon
al lot	col lect'	chal lenge	mam mon
al loy	college	gul let	mam ma'
col lide	bal loon'	mol li fy	com mand
col late	al lay	nul li fy	com mend
en roll	village	pel let	im mure
col lapse	pil lage	wal let (wdi*-)	sum'mit
el lipse	cal lous	[mm]	sum mon
al lude	gal lows	im rnense'	rum mage
al lure	pul let	im merse	gam mon
pol lute	bal lad	com mode	com mit'
ballot	mel low	com mence	im mense
bullet	yel low	dum'my	mum'my
gal Ion	al lege'	em met	tram mel
gal lop	shallop	com mune'	com ment
sul len	bul lock	com mute	com ma
mol lusc	til lage	ham'mock	mam moth

Dictation Exercise 80. — l. To collate two writings is to compare them critically. 2. Railway engines collide when they dash against each other. 3. I neither told them the story nor alluded to it. 4. Snails, oysters, etc., are molluscs. 5. His unfeeling conduct showed us that his heart was callous. 6. It is alleged that he stole the money and ran away. 7. A face pallid from fear. 8. The pollen or dust in the anthers of flowers. 9. The hare challenged the tortoise to run a race. 10. To nullify or make of no force or effect. 11. Immured in a dungeon. 12. He was trammelled by unnecessary rules.

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164.

[nn] an noy' an nounce con nive kernel tun nel chan nel lin net son net an nex' flan'nel con nect' win'now can non an nu al ton nage bon net tan nin

165.

cun nmg pen nant an nals ren net pin nate

[pp] ap ply sup ply ap peal sup press sup plant ap pend ap point op pose sup port ap plaud ap plause pup'pet

ap prove ap prov'al copper flip pant sup pie ap pair ap par'el op press pip'pin ap prise' sup pose

[rr] ter'race er rand ar range' ter'ror sur round' cor rode

narrate tor rent tor rid tur ret par rot cor rect' cor rupt der'rick ar rive' ar ri v al barrel ar rest' harrow ar ray' hur rah quarrel war rant bur row

Dictation Exercise 81. — 1. The arrival of the great man was announced in the morning papers. 2. Yon should not connive at wrong-doing. 3. A sonnet is a kind of short poem. 4. The farmer winnows the grain from the chaff. 5. Our annual vacation. 6. Tannin is a peculiar principle in oak- bark. 7. Who wrote the annals of this town? 8. The pen- nant flew from the mast-head. 9. A pinnate leaf has smaller leaves attached to each side of a central rib. 10. Does his con- duct meet your approval? 11. A careless, flippant remark. 12. Iron will corrode or rust.

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166.		167	»
current	as sert'	dis sect'	at tack'
ar rear'	mes'sage	dis sent	at tune
barrack	pas sage	pass'port	kit'ten
sor rel	des sert'	en gross'	ot ter
sorry	mis'sile	[tt]	mat tress
[em]	mis sive	mut'ton	pet ty
gos'sip	as sets	bot torn	mot to
fos sil	mas sive	at tend'	put ty
cos set	pas sive	at tract	twit ter
gus set	fis sure	Scot'tish	utter
tas sel	as sail'	pat tern	tat tier
clas sic	as suage	pret ty (put'-]	1 bot tling
ves sel	dis suade	lat tice	grot to
tis sue	as sist	at tain'	* set tier
bios som	es'sence	at taint	but tress
pres sure	pos sess'	at test	[zz]
as sault'	as sure	at tire	giz zard
as sume	as sort	at tach	buz zard

Dictation Exercise 82. — L He is in arrears for his house- rent. 2. Sorrel grows in the pasture. 3. Does she like to gossip about her neighbors ? 4. Everybody likes his writings ; they have become classic . 5. The delicate tissue (tish'yob) of the cloth. 6. I closed the door by a gentle pressure (presh'dbr). 7. A missile like a dart, or a stone from a sling. 8. His assets were barely enough to pay his debts. 9. A fissure (fish'oor) or cleft in the rock. 10. Time will assuage her grief. 11. This plan engrossed my thoughts for several days. 12. A kind of cave or grotto. 13. We slept on a mattress.

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WOKDS SOUNDED ALIKE BUT SPELLED DIFFERENTLY.

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168.

adds, does add. adze, a cooper's axe.

air, what we breathe.

ere, before.

e'er, ever.

heir, an inheritor.

alter, to change.

altar, a place for sacrifices.

ark, a vessel.

arc, a part of a circle.

assent, act of agreeing. ascent, act of rising.

ate, did eat. eight, twice four.

aught, anything. ought, to be obliged.

bard, a poet.

barred, fastened with a bar.

barren, producing nothing. baron, a nobleman.

beau, a gallant.

bow, for shooting arrows.

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12

13

14

15

16

17

18

169.

bin, a box for grain. been, from to be.

beer, malt liquor. bier, a frame for carrying the dead.

bell, a sounding vessel of

metal. belle, a gay young lady.

berry, a small fruit. bury, to inter.

berth, a sleeping-place. birth, a coming into life.

bite, to pierce with the teeth. bight, a bay ; coil of rope.

bold, brave.

bowled, did bowl or roll.

bolder, more bold. bowlder, a round stone.

bole, a clayey earth. 19 boll, the pod of a plant. bowl, a dish ; to roll.

Exercise 83. — Elliptical.

(Put the right word in the right place.) Sharpen the (1). Breathe pure (2). I am the (2) to this estate. Tell me (2) you go. You can (3) the shape of it. Noah's (4). They would not (5) to make an (5) in winter. He (6) (6) apples. The door was (8). A tract of (9) land. A (10) attends a lady. Have you (11) well? Did you (14) the (14) in the ground? The sailor sleeps soundly in his (15). We moored in a (16). Have I said (7) to displease you?

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170.

bored, did bore. board, a piece of sawed tim- ber, broad and thin.

2 borne, carried.

bourn, a bound, a limit.

bough, a branch of a tree. bow, an act of respect.

bridal, a wedding. bridle, for a horse.

brute, an irrational animal. bruit, to noise abroad.

burrow, a hole for rabbits. borough, a corporate town

call, to summon. caul, a net for the hair.

candid, frank. candied, sugared.

cannon, a large gun. canon, a rule or law.

canvas, cloth for sails. canvass, to sift, to examine.

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12

13

14

15

16

17

19

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171.

capital, the chief town. capitol, a public edifice.

carat, a weight of 4 grains. carrot, a garden root.

cellar, an underground seller, one who sells, [room.

cord, a thick string. chord, a right line joining the two ends of an arc.

collar, for the neck, choler, rage.

complement, a full number. compliment, praise.

core, the heart, or inner part. corps, a body of troops.

council, an assembly for ad- counsel, advice. [vice.

councillor, a member of a

council. counsellor, an adviser.

cozen, to cheat, [an aunt. cousin, child of an uncle or

Exercise 84. — Elliptical.

(Put the right word in the right place.) He (1) a hole through the (1). He was (2) on a bier to his last resting-place. The (3) of a tree. Her (4) morn. Senseless as a (5). How many voters live in the (6) ? Did you hear me (7) you ? They were (8) and dispassionate men. The booming of the (9) was heard. (10) the question thoroughly. The (11) at Washington is an imposing building. The diamond weighed a (12) and a half. A (13) under the house. Describe a (14) of ninety degrees. He is rash and sudden in (15). A merited (16). A well-drilled (17) of men. Give good (18) if you give any.

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EIGHTH SECTION.

EASY RULES FOR SPELLING.

I. Words ending with silent e drop the e when a termination beginning with a vowel is added.

172.

(Spell first the word in the left-hand column and then the derivative in the right-hand column, as, come . . coming.)

C-ing.]

come .	. coming	em brace	r em bracking
fence	fenc ing	a muse	a mus ing
face	fac ing	grieve	griev'ing
owe	ow ing	res'cue	res cu ing
choose	choos ing	cen tre	cen tring
judge	judg ing	tease	teas ing
plague	plagu ing	o blige'	o blig'ing
guide	guid ing	man'age	man'ag ing
	17	3.
[-able or -ible.]	t*	aL]
sale . .	sal'a ble	re move'	. re mov'al
blame	blam a ble	pe ruse	pe ru sal
move	mov a ble	re cite	re clt al
ex cuse'	ex cu'sa ble	[-ish
de sire	de sir a ble	blue	bluish
force	for'ci ble	thieve	thiev ish
sense	sen si ble	rogue	rogu ish

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Add -able to the following: —

(Be sure to drop the silent e before adding.)

note rate cen'sure

value a dore' ad vise'

Add -ance to the following: — con nive' en dure'

guide

ad mire' con sole

grieve

174.

Exceptions to Kule I.

(a) Words ending in ce and ge keep the e before

able and ous.

trace

trace'a ble peace peace a ble charge charge a ble

(Spell down the columns.)

change

change'a ble

ser vice

ser vice a ble

no tice

no tice a ble

outrage out ra'geous courage cour a'geous ad van tage ad van ta'geous

175.

(&) Verbs ending in oe, and some in ye and ge, keep the e before ing. ee final keeps both e's.

dye (to color)	singe	shoe	see
dye'ing	singeing	shoeing	see'ing
tinge	toe	hoe	a gree'
tinge ing	toe ing	hoe ing	a gree ing
Also:
mileage	a'cre age	gluey	mortgage or

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176.

II. Words ending in silent e usually keep the e when a termination beginning with a consonant is added.

pale . .	paleness	en gage' ,	en gage'ment
shame	shame ful	al lure	al lure ment
peace	peace ful	a chieve	a chieve ment
move	move ment	whole	whole'some
change	change ling	sense	sense less
cause	cause less	re venge'	re venge'ful
	Exceptions	to Rule II.
awe .	. aw'ful	nurse . .	nursling
woe	wo ful	judge	judg ment
due	duly	argue	ar 'gu ment
true	truly	a bridge7	abridgment
whole	whol ly	wise	wis'dom
ac knowledge . . .	ac knowl'edg merit

Dictation Exercise 85.

1. They stood a minute quietly facing each other.

2. You have shown a very obliging disposition.

3. These linen and cotton goods are always salable.

4. Some notable events occurred while we lived in that house.

5. The deed was done through your guilty connivance.

6. Our interview was not only peaceable but cordial.

7. The bargain proved to be very advantageous to both.

8. The blacksmith was shoeing the farmer's horse.

9. When the boys reached home they were in a woful plight.

10. An abridgment of the history was made.

11. The most famous achievements of heroes.

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177.

III. Words ending in y, with a consonant before it, usually change the y into i in derivatives.

re ply' . . re plies' sup ply sup plied sat'is fy sat'is fies

fan'cy tidy glory merry live ly greed y de ny' enVy pity

jolly

fan'ci ful ti di ness glo ri ous mer ri er live li est greed i ly de ni'al en'vi a ble pit i a ble jol li ty

grat i fy grat i fied mer ry mer ri ment

[In the plural of nouns, y is changed into ies.]

po'ny po'nies

gal ler y gal ler ies

al ly' al lies'

178.

Spell the plural of the following : —

(Pronounce ies of the plural like Iz.)

a gen cy energy f ac ul ty pi ra cy

rem'e dy lar ce ny agony f ac to ry

rob'ber y gro cer y history ob lo quy

lux'ury nicety fa cil'i ty f or'ger y

Dictation Exercise 86. — L He ate np the food greedily. 2. It was a glorious victory. 3. She told a pitiable story.

4. There were two galleries, one on each side of the room.

5. Agencies for the sale of these goods were established. 6. He still retains the brightness of his faculties. 7. Various rem- edies were tried. 8. Fights and robberies were common in that part of the city. 9. Reproaches and obloquies did not deter him. 10. Luxuries of the table.

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179.

Add -er and -est to the following: —

{Be sure to change y into i before adding.)

health'y ti'dy la'zy ea'sy

worthy rosy lofty giddy

greedy stately noisy busy

happy lovely clumsy wealthy

Add -al to the following: — try deny' mem'ory cer'emony

bur'y rem'edy mercury testimony

Dictation Exercise 87. — I. Bathing in the sea made him healthier. 2. You are the noisiest children I ever saw. 3. A trial of a lawsuit. 4. He was of a sprightly, mercurial tem- perament.

180.

Add -OUS to the following: —

fu'ry vic'tory va'ry in'jury

en vy lux u ry stud y mel o dy

Add -ly to the following: —
mer'ry read'y	bus'y	worthy
speed y an gry	shab by	lucky
stead y hap py	wary	saucy
Add -ness to the following: —
ugly holy	wear'y	stead'y
sil ly read y	lone ly	empty

Dictation Exercise 88. — l. A furious wind. 2. Melodious

strains of music. 3. The bells rang merrily. 4. We were busily- employed. 5. The camel is not remarkable for beauty but for ugliness. 6. It is weariness of the muscles.

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181.

Exceptions to Rule III. But when ing, ish, or ist is added, y is kept.

pit'y . . pitying car ry car ry ing oc cu py oc cu py ing sup ply" sup ply 'ing mul'ti ply mul'ti ply ing wor ry wor ry ing

de fy' . . de fy'ing fan'cy fan'cy ing stead y stead y ing wea ry wea ry ing cop y cop y ist ba by ba by ish

y changed to e.

beau'ty . beau'te ous du ty du te ous

plenty . plen'te ous boun ty boun te ous

In the derivatives of dry, shy, and sly, y is kept. dry . . . dryness . . . dry'er . . . dry'est shy shy ness shy er shy est

sly sly ness sly er sly est

dryly shyly slyly

Also in the possessive singular of nouns y is kept.

Our country's flag. Our party's success.

The lady's bonnet. My pony's bridle.

Also in the plural of most proper nouns ending in y. Ma'ry Ma'rys Hen'ry Hen'rys

Dictation Exercise 89. — 1. One pitying glance. 2. You are "worrying yourself for nothing, and .-wearying me. 3. The bounteous Giver of good gifts. 4. He could not help fancy- ing that he was pursued. 5. She looked shyly at him.

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182.

IV. Final y with a vowel before it is not changed.

(Take the words across the page.)

buy . . buys . . buy'er . . buying

de lay' de lays' de layed' de laying

con vey con veys con veyed con vey ing

de stroy de stroys de stroy er de stroy ing

em ploy em ploys em ployed em ploy er

an noy an noys an noyed an noy ance

es say	es says es sayed	es say ist
obey	o beys o beyed	o bey'ing
hon'ey .	. lion'eyed mon'ey . . Exceptions to Rule IT.	mon'eyed
laid	said paid	slain
mis laid'	saith un paid'	daily
Be sure to :	follow the rule in nouns ending	in ey, — plural
eys, noi	b 1GS (Spell down the columns.)
mon'ey	valley don'key	at tor'ney
mon eys	val leys don keys	at tor neys
tur key	chim ney mon key	jour'ney
tur keys	chim neys mon keys	jour neys

Dictation Exercise 90. — 1. He obeyed his employer. 2.

The mosquitoes were the chief annoyance. 3. Macaulay was a brilliant essayist. 4. He gains strength daily. 5. It had bet- ter be left unsaid. 6. The letter has been mislaid. 7. She spoke in honeyed accents. 8. A moneyed man. 9. Two at- torneys were employed in the suit.

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183.

Spell first the singular and then the plural ; as, al ly', al lies' ; alley, alleys.

(Apply Rules III. and IV.)

ally'	ed'dy	pen'ny	com'e dy
alley	kidney	lack ey	con voy'
army	fancy	poppy	a poro gy
abbey	med ley	ruby	whis'key
beauty	jel ly	jock ey	re ply'
berry	gul ley	country	effigy
pulley	pony	par ley	gal ler y
essay	vol ley	a bill ty	whimsey

Dictation Exercise 91. — 1. In that war England and France were allies. 2. There are many alleys in the city. 3. The pale, unripened beauties of the north. 4. Ropes ran over the pulleys. 5. Effigies of King George the Third were burned in the streets.

184.

Add ing and ed to the following : —

(Apply Rules III. and IV.)

fry	mar'ry	cop'y	de fray
try	con vey'	de coy'	satls fy
espy'	descry	betray	sur vey'
stray	en joy	hur'ry	gratl fy
de lay'	deny	array'	en joy'
tar'ry	va'ry	apply	fan'cy

Dictation Exercise 92. — 1. Meat was frying in the frying- pan. 2. I tried to see you. 3. The cattle strayed far into the woods. 4. After delaying the coach awhile he was ready to go. 5. How were the passengers conveyed to the city ? 6. I am satisfied with my place. 7. How have you enjoyed the ride ?

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		185.
V. In words of one	syllable	a final	consonant after
a single	vowel is doubled before a vowel-suffix.
drop	dropping			slop	sloppy
plot	plot ting			slip	slip per y
brag	brag ging			beg	beggar f
stun	stun ning			star	star ry
step	stepped			rid	rid dance
big	big'ger			job	job ber
fat	fat ten			quit	quit tanee *

186.

Add -ing and -ed to the following : —

(Apply Rules I. and V.)

whip bar mope robe sham

wipe bare mop rob shame

scare wag pin skate strip

stir wage pine ship stripe

VI. If two vowels precede the consonant, or if the word ends ivith two consonants, the final conso-

nant is	not doubled.
beam	beam'ing^	join	join'er
drain	drain ing	rail	rail ing
roof	roof ing	foot	foot ing
call	call ing	toil	toiled
cheat	cheat ed	room	room'y

qui = kw, hence there is only one vowel sound.

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-187.

(Apply Rules V. and VI.) Add -er to the following : — win reap tan

wrap rob slip

shut plot sleep

lead spin steam

Add -ery to the following : — slip gun wag

mock pig pot

Dictation Exercise 93. — 1. Sometimes I would rather be the loser than the winner. 2. He was a leader of men. 3. He put on his woollen wrapper. 4. You should not walk in slippery places. 5. Much shrubbery grew in the field.

drum	cart
roam	creep
pot	run
cold	neat
shrub	nun
lot	fop

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Add -en to the following : — fat writ bit

red lead mad

Add -ish to the following : — clan sot sheep

fop hog snap

Add -age to the following : — stop cot coin

drain bag ton

Add -y to the following : — sun star slop

sleep soap wit

tight	sad
rid	sweet
thin	fool
red	rub
lug	wharf
cart	pack
tar	fun
meal	spleen

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189.

VII. In words of more than one syllable, a final consonant after a single vowel is doubled before a vowel-suffix, when the last syllable is accented.

When the last syllable is not accented they do not double the final consonant.

al lot' .	al lotted	be gin' .	be gin'ner
ad mit	ad mit tance	com pel	com pel ling
re cur	re cur rence	e quip	e quipped
be dim	be dimmed	ac quit	ac quit tal
be stir	be stirred	fulfil	ful fil ling
con cur	con cur ring	o mit	o mit ted
oc cur	oc cur ring	for get	for get ting
pre fer	pre ferred	1 sub mit	sub mit ted

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(Apply Rules I., VI., and VII.) Add -ing and -ed to the following : —

car'pet ap peaV en7ter a buse' refer

visit ad mit7 admire refit flatter

ben'e fit re pel' re peal mur7mur of fer

Add -ance or -enee to the following : — al low' re cur' re mit'

ad mit ap pear de liv'er

sub sist dif 'fer ab hor7

accept forbear' attend

trans mit7 trans mute dif'fer demur7 remain

occur7

as sist ut7ter con cur7

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Exceptions to Rule YII.

191.

Final 1 after a single vowel is commonly doubled whether the last syllable is accented or not j as, travel, travelling, traveller ; wool, woollen.

Add -ing and -ed to the	following : —
ap par'el	di shev'el	ken'nel	parcel	shov'el
can'cel	du'el	label	pencil	shriv el
carol	en am'el	level	peril*	snivel
cavil	im pan el	libel	pom mel	tram mel
chan nel	e'qual	mar shal	qnar rel	travel
chisel	gam bol	marvel	ravel	tunnel
conn sel	grovel	model	revel	un ravel
cudgel	jew el	panel	rival	victual

192.

But parallel does not double the last 1 ; hence, —

par'al leled par'al lei ing un par'al leled

Add -er to the following : —

jew'el rev'el mod'el sniv'el en am'el

cavil libel shovel travel victual

Other Exceptions.

The final consonant is commonly doubled in the derivatives of — kid'nap worship bi'as sul'phuret carburet

As, —

kid'nap per kid nap ping kid napped

{Spell down the columns.) wor'ship per wor ship ping wor shipped

bi'as sing

bi assed

sul phu ret ted

* But perilous has only one 1.

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193.

VIII. Double 1 (11) sometimes loses one 1 when com-
pounded.
al'so	berfry	thral'dom	ful fir
al ways	bul rush	dul ness	until
al read'y	wel fare	ful ness	dis til
al though	wel come	wil ful	in stil
al to geth'er	chil blain	skil ful	with al
in stal'ment	in thral'ment en	rol'ment

194.

IX. If the first letter of the word or root is the same as the last letter of the prefix, both letters are kept. Caution. Do not write miss for mis- nor diss for dis-.

solve . . dissolve'

sev'er dis sev er

hold with hold

sat'is fy dis sat is fy

mor tal im mor tal

le gal il le gal

Dictation Exercise 94. — 1. How was he apparelled? 2. The vial was labelled. 3. Unparalleled audacity. 4. The jeweller sells rings and watches. 5. Kidnappers seized the child and rode away. 6. A wilful child. 7. A skilful artist. 8. Fulfil the golden rule. 9. Do you withhold your consent? 10. I left him almost speechless. 11. I thought him a good counsellor or adviser. 12. The money was paid in five in- stalments. 13. A dishonest man may dissemble or misstate a fact. 14. I felt disappointed and dissatisfied.

spent .	. mis spent'
state	mis state
spell	mis spell
judge	mis judge
take	mis take
no'ble	en no'ble

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195.

X. When a syllable beginning with a consonant is added to a word ending with the same consonant both consonants are kept; as, real, really, lean, leanness. Add -ness to the following : —

plain e'ven mean wan'ton

drunk'en barren stubborn keen

sud den o pen green sullen

Ld -ly to the following : —
lawful skil'ful	le'gal	special
faith fill peace fill	useful	moral

Many words formerly written with the letter k at the end have lost that letter ; as, public, almanac, but —

XL The k comes back in the present participle and past tense of verbs in ic.

frol'lc mim'ic pic'nic traffic

frol ick ing mim ick ing pic nick ing traf fick ing frol icked mim icked pic nicked traf ficked

196.

Write the following contractions:

can't	for	cannot	is n't for	is not
could n't	((	could not	sha' n't "	shall not
should n'l	a	should not	won't "	will not
does n't	cc	does not	I'm "	I am.
don't	((	do not	I'll "	I will.
hasn't	<(	has not	you'll "	you will.
have n't	it	have not.	you're "	you are.

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tirtt

How the possessive is written.

197.

The possessive singular is usually formed by adding the apostrophe ' and S (thus, 's). Write :

A sister's prayers. My uncle's wagon. A mother's voice. The people's choice. A horse's mane. The enemy's defeat.

A lady's bandbox. The baby's mother. Henry's pocket-book. Lucy's glove-box. James's overcoat. Charles's hatchet.

198.

When the plural ends in s, add the apostrophe 5 only.

When the plural does not end in s, add the apos- trophe 5 and s (thus, 5s). Write:

These ladies' gloves.

These babies' eyes.

Children's playthings.

Lovers' glances. Kings' sceptres.

Men's footsteps.

Write :

Each other's hand. For others' benefit. Another's belief. Anybody's business.

The babe lies asleep in its cradle.

If it had been anybody else's mistake.

The book is hers. The' slate is yours. The hotel is ours. The farm is theirs.

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	199.
	Nouns ending in o.
Some form	their plural by adding s; others by add-
ing es.
cam'e o . .	cam'e 6s	tor na'do tor na'does
fo li o	fo li os	buf 'fa lo buf 'fa loes
can to	can tos	car go car goes
quar to	quar tos	he ro he roes
ze ro	ze ros	ech o ech oes
pi a'no (pe-)	pi anos^e-)	mot to mot toes
me men to	me men tos	grot to grot toes
po ta to	po ta toes	ne gro ne groes
to ma to	to ma toes	vi ra go vi ra goes
vol ca no	vol ca noes	mu lat to mu lat toes
	2C	)0.
REVIEW AND	TEST LESSON.
centring	po'nies	foot'ing
plagu ing	mon ey	s mur mured
sal a ble	noi si e]	oc curred'
change a ble mar ry ing un par'al leled
o bilging	mos qui	L'toes vict'ual ler
peace'a ble	c6r e m	o'ni al in thrall'
horse-sho ei	vie to'ri ous in thral ment
shoe ing	du'te oi]	ls pic'nick ing
judg ment	quit tin.	2f phys ick ing
enjoyable	res i dence jew el ler

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WORDS SOUNDED ALIKE BUT SPELLED DIFFERENTLY.

201.

currant, a fruit. current, a running stream.

discreet, prudent, cautious. discrete, distinct, separate.

doe, the female deer. dough, paste for bread.

draft, a bill of exchange. draught, of air or water.

duct, a canal, or tube of an 5 animal or a plant.

ducked, dipped under water.

dying, becoming lifeless. dyeing, coloring.

fane, a temple. 7 fain, gladly. feign, to pretend.

faint, to swoon

8

10

11

12

13

14

15

10

17

202.

fate, destiny. fete, a festival.

fort, a fortified place, [best. forte, what a person can do

frank, open, candid. franc, a French coin.

frays, quarrels. phrase, an expression.

freeze, to congeal by cold, frieze, a coarse cloth.

furs, skins with soft hair. furze, a prickly shrub.

gage, a pledge. gauge, to measure.

gild, to overlay with gold. guild, a corporation.

gilt, gilded.

guilt, wickedness, crime.

feint, a pretence.

Exercise 95. — Elliptical.

(Put the right word in the right place.)

A swift (1) in the river. A (2) person is not rash. Bread is made of (3). He (5) his head. A (4) of pure water. A (1) bush grew in our garden. After (6) the cloth they hung it on a line. Do not (7) to be ill. The attack on the right was a mere (8). I enjoyed the (9) very much. Some are (6) while others are coming into life. Story-telling is his (10). "How do you do?" is a common (12). A man of (11) disposition. Water will (13) in a cold night. Fields covered with (14). Now, sir, take off your (13) coat before you (15) the cask. "Will you (16^ the picture-frame ? Anything (17) appears like gold. A (15) of fidelity. Suffering inseparably follows (1 7).

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8

203.

gored, pierced.

gourd, a plant and its fruit.

greaves, armor for the legs. grieves, mourns.

grisly, dreadful. grizzly, grayish.

grocer, dealer in tea, etc. grosser, more gross.

guest, a visitor. guessed, did guess.

guise, external appearance, guys, ropes to guide in hoisting.

him, that man or boy. hymn, a sacred song.

holy, sacred. wholly, entirely.

204.

hoop, a circular band. whoop, to shout.

indite, to compose. indict, to charge.

invade, to enter hos tilery. inveighed, railed against.

12 isle, a small island.

aisle, passage in a church.

jam, a conserve of fruit. jamb, side-piece of a door.

kernel, the inside of a 14 nut.

colonel, a military officer.

key, for a lock.

15

16

quay, a wharf. kill, to take life.

kiln, oven to bake bricks. Exercise 96. — Elliptical.

(Put the right word in the right place.)

In the Bible we read of Jonah's (1). How she (2) over her misfortune ! A (3) beard. Water is a (4) medium than air. I (5) the riddle. Soldiers formerly wore (2) of brass to protect their legs. What means this warlike (6) ? A (3) spectre. She sang a (7) of praise. The Indian gave the war (9). He was not (8) to blame. He rose to (10) him for the crime. He (11) bit- terly against the politicians. I walked up the (12) of the cathe- dral. He spoiled his watch -(15) by placing it between the (13) and the door. Come and see the brick-(16). He cracked the nut and ate the (14). The ship is lying at the (15). The (14) rode at the head of the regiment. He would not (10) a poem on the subject of war. Do not (16) the pretty song-birds.

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KENTH SECTION.

The Consonant not doubled. 205.

a bin ty car'i ca ture mo not'o ny

a cad e my con tam'i nate a cons tics

an'o dyne e lab o rate an'a lyze

a pri cot ep i dem'ic e qual'i ty

bal ns ter a bol'ish ap'a thy

lat i tude im pan el a sun'der

sol e cism mo nop o ly bil'ious (-yw)

tal is man cit'i zen ac a dem'ic

bod'i ly bot a nist can o py ca rou'sal cel'e brate eel er y lit er al char i ty

206.

col'o nize co rus'cate de vel op dill gent elegy el e gant el e gance el e vate

el'e ment e lope'ment el'o quence e lu'sive em'i grate em i nent im ag'me en am el

Dictation Exercise 97. — I. A medicine that allays pain is called an anodyne. 2. To analyze the water of a mineral spring. 3. To impanel a jury. 4. Bilious fever. 5. Acous- tics (a-kowz'tiks) is the science of sound. 6. A carousal (ka-row'zai) is a noisy revel. 7. Celery is an edible root.

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207.

en am'our hol'i day op'u lent

e nig ma i dol ize pal i sade'

en'vel ope in va lid per il ous

ep i sode op er ate pol i cy

fel o ny ocu list pol i tics

fin i cal oc u lar qual i ty

gal ax y tol er ate qual i fy

ob e lisk mor al ize ris i ble

208.

re'al ize ci vil'i ty profit a ble

rec on cile con cil i ate sim i lar

mSr i ner de clam a to ry re tall ate

sig nal ize el o cu'tion ap'er ture

a gil'i ty fa cil'i tate big ot ed

al'i mo ny i tal ics (i-tal'-) tel e scope

a pol'o gy in oc u late ap o plex y

tel'e graph mu'ti late can is ter

her o me lit er a ry el i gi ble

Dictation Exercise 98. — 1. She was beautiful, and the king was enamoured of her. 2. The letter was placed in the en- velope. 3. If you are over-nice you may be called finical. 4. Ocular proof comes from actual sight. 5. He was jumping about with the agility of a monkey. 6. When they separated he allowed his wife a thousand dollars a year as alimony. 7. He conciliated his foes and made them his friends. 8. A revenge- ful man may retaliate injuries.

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[bb] ab breVi ate gib'ber ish rob ber y

[cc] ac'ci dent ac cu rate moc ca son oc cu pant

01]

fal'la cy gal ler y sat el lite fal li ble pal li ate vil la ny vil la nous in tel lect

The Consonant doubled,

209.

ac com plish ac com plice mo roc co ac com pa ny

TO af fi da'vit ef front'e ry ef fi gy ef fi ca cy

210.

el lip'ti cal milli ner rail ler y col lo quy al lure'ment in tel li gent in tel li gence me tal lie par'al lei

dif 'fi dent dif fi cult suf fo cate

teg] ag'gra vate ag gre gate ag gran dize ag gres'sor ex ag ger ate

em hellish bel lig er ent ar til ler y rec ol lect' tran quil'li ty

[mm] ac com'mo date sum'ma ry im mac'u late

Dictation Exercise 99. — 1. The careful man made an ac- curate statement. 2. An accomplice in a crime. 3. The effrontery (ef-fnmt'er-i) of an impudent man. 4. A friend exag- gerates (egz-afer-tits) a man's virtues. 5. I showed him the fal- lacy of his notions. 6. A villanous plot. 7. A metallic ore. 8. The grounds were embellished with flower-beds.

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im me'di ate ly di lem'ma in flam ma to ry in flam ma'tion com mod'i ty im mo late sym me try

[nn] cin na mon

[pp] ap'pe tite ap pre hend' ap pren'tice ap pro pri ate sup pu rate op por tune' ap pre'ci ate ap'pli cant op po site

211.

an'nu al in nu en'do in'no cent nun ner y per en'ni al

an ni ver sa ry pin'na cle

[pp] ap par'el ap pa ri'tion

tyr'an ny (tir'-) fop'per y ty ran ni cal (ti-) ap pa ra'tus can'ni bal ap parent

in no vate ap pen dix

212.

[rr] Sr'ro gant scur rill ty cor re spond' cor rob'o rate cor'ru gate er ro'ne ous g&r'ri son g^r ru lous hur ri cane

ir rel'e vant ir rev o ca ble ir'ri tate sur ren'der bar ri cade' er rat'ic p&r'ri cide em b&r'rass ter ri to ry ter rif ic

Dictation Exercise 100. — 1. The inflammatory rheuma- tism. 2. I did not understand his hints and innuendoes. 3. A tyrannical master. 4. The spires and pinnacles of a cathedral. 5. He appreciates (ap-pre'sM-ates) my kind regard for him. 6. To correspond with a friend. 7. The garrulous man talks too much. 8. The embarrassment of a bashful boy.

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	213.
[ss]	las'si tude	at ten'u ate
as ses'sor	co los'sus	at'ti tude
as sas sin	pas'sen ger	at tri bute
as sem bly	mes sen ger	gut tur al
as sid u ous	pos si ble	pet ti coat
as sim i late	dis so lu'tion	pot ter y
vi cis si tude	[tt]	[zz]
dis'si pate	wit'ti cism	pi az'za
gos sa mer	ban dit'ti	em bez zle

Dictation Exercise 101. — 1. The assessors value property to be taxed. 2. The boy was diligent and studied assiduously 3. The various vicissitudes or changes in human affairs.

REVI

ac a dera'ic ac'cu rate at ti tude lat i tude cit i zen wit ti cism in tel'li gent tel'e graph dil i gent im mi nent em i nent

214.

EW AND TEST

re'al ize tran quil lize rail ler y in oc'u late in'no cent pol i cy fal la cy ar tiller y a gil i ty as ses sor ap pre ci ate

LESSON.

tran quil'li ty

sat'el lite

ap a thy

ap par ent

as sist ant

a sun der

em bar'rass ment

de clam a to ry

in flam ma to ry

relish

em beHish

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215.

Be sure to put the right vowel in the second or the third syllable.

a noma ly an'i mate al a bas ter av er age cat a ract el i gi ble em a nate cod i cil cit a del eel i ba cy croc o dile def i nlte del i cate des per ate dil a to ry ed i f ice ep i cure ep i taph e quiv'a lent

leg'a cy car a van' maTa dy med i tate mit i gate or i f ice or a cle gran a ry pal a ta ble pan e gyr' ic p&r'a ble p&r a site pal i sade' priv'i lege prod i gy proph e cy ped i gree ren e gade ret i cule

rati fy r&r i ty ret i nue sac ri lege stu pe fy sep a rate sal a ry sim i lar spec i men man a cle trag e dy ten e ment veg e tate veg e ta ble rem e dy vin e gar rid i cule ver ti go ex trav'a gant

Dictation Exercise 102. — 1. An anomaly is an irregular- ity. 2. The house is in an eligible situation. 3. A hopeless or desperate effort. 4. A sweet odor emanates from flowers. 5. The warm praise of a glowing panegyric (pan-e-jir'ik). 6. American citizens have many rights and privileges. 7. The oracle made a false prophecy that the stars would fall.

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WOBDS SOUNDED ALIKE BUT

216.

lessen, to make less. lesson, to be learned.

lev'ee, an embankment. levy, to collect.

liar, one who tells lies. lyre, a musical instrument.

limb, an arm or a leg. limn, to draw or paint.

links, rings of a chain. lynx, an animal.

mantle, a cloak. [place.

mantel, shelf above a fire- manner, custom, way. manor, large landed estate.

8

marshal, a high officer. martial, warlike.

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

SPELLED DIFPEEENTLY.

217.

mean, low, base; to intend. mien, manner, look.

meter, a measure.

metre, the measure of verse.

miner, a worker in a mine. minor, one under age.

mucus, a slimy fluid. mucous, secreting mucus.

mustard, a plant and seed. mustered, assembled.

nave, middle part of a church . nave, centre part of a wheel. knave, a dishonest man.

nay, no.

neigh, cry of a horse.

need, want.

knead, to work, as dough.

Exercise 103. — Elliptical.

(Put the right word in the right place.)

What you tell me does not (1) my regard for him. They were ordered to (2) the troops. A (3) is not believed when he speaks the truth. The (4) of a tree. The (5) of a chain. A lady-like (7). The (8) ordered the band to play (8) music. To (4) means to draw or paint. He was of a dignified (9). The (5) is a sharp- sighted animal. A gas-(10) for measuring gas. He is a (11) till he becomes twenty-one. She wore a (6) of fur. The (10) of a verse. (12) membranes are membranes that secrete (12). The soldiers were (13) as quickly as possible. I did not (9) to offend him. He is more (14) than fool. We heard the horse (15). You (16) not (16) the dough so long.

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218.

new, fresh, novel. J gnu, an African animal. knew, did know.

2 nice, delicate, fine. gneiss, a slaty rock.

3 night, time after sunset. knight, a title of honor.

. ode, a poem. owed, did owe.

5 our, belonging to us. hour, sixty minutes.

palate, roof of the mouth.

6 palette, a painter's board. pallet, a small bed.

7 peace, quiet. piece, a part.

peak, top of a mountain. pique, ill-will, spite.

peer, a nobleman. pier, stone-work projecting into the sea.

9

219.

pencil, for writing. pensile, hanging.

pendant, anything hanging

by way of ornament. pendent, hanging.

place, position. plaice, a fish.

plum, a fruit.

plumb, a leaden weight.

practice, the habit of doing. practise, to do habitually.

praise, commendation. 15 prays, begs, entreats. preys, seizes as plunder.

primer, a child's book. primmer, more precise.

principle, ground of action, 17 rule.

principal, chief, leading.

10

11

12

13

14

Exercise 104. — Elliptical.

(Put the right word in the right place.) The fruit was very pleasant to the (6). I (1) he (4) much money. (5) house is (1). Brave (3) and fair lady. There are quartz and felspar in (2). On the (3) of the 3d of July the poet wrote an (4). I stayed nearly an (5). The painter's (6) lay on his humble bed or (6). There will be no (7) till he gets a (7) of pie. Why do you have a (8) against her ? The (9) had a (9) built at the fishing-place. Please to lend me your lead-(lO) ? The (12) is a large flat fish. The mason has lost his (13)-line. (14) makes perfect. They who (14) an art become expert in it. This (15) is well merited. The wolf (15) upon sheep. Mr. Phelps, the (17) of the academy, will steadfastly adhere to this (17).

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TENTH SECTION.

Sound of u as in use and cube.

Be careful not to pronounce the u as if it were oo. Do not say magnitood, institoot. See Remarks in Lesson 66.

220. u till ty act'u al doc u ment ed u cate em u late grad u al grad u ate man u script mut u al nat u ral pet u lant punct u al sat u rate stren n ous virt u ous am big'u ous

ar tic'u late con spic u ous con tempt u ous con tin u ous stat'u a ry

221.

im pet u ous cen'tu ry sumpt u ous per pet'u al in gen u ous Eu ro pe'an u'ni verse u ni ver'sal u'ni form su i cide

mag'nl tude al ti tude grat i tude rec ti tude for ti tude sol i tude mul ti tude si mil'i tude ex'e cute pros e cute res o lute dis so lute in sti tute in tro duce' con trib'ute suit'or nui sance

Dictation Exercise 105. — 1. It is actually done. 2. A gradual ascent in the road. 3. Manuscripts written long ago. 4. A petulant, crying child. 5. Words of ambiguous meaning. 6. Articulate your words distinctly. 7. An ingenuous, candid mind. 8. An impetuous torrent. 9. European wars. 10. A suicide is self-murder. 11. A nuisance is a public annoyance*

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222.

[ti] action (shun) cau tion cau tious auc tion fac tious fie tion frac tion frac tious junc tion func tion lo tion mar tial men tion mo tion no tion nup tial op tion es sen'tial

Sound of sh

sanction pa tient par tial por tion quo tient ra tion sec tion sta tion o ra'tion a dop tion af fee tion af flic tion as ser tion at ten tion ci ta tion ere a tion e mo tion se lee tion fa ce tious

as in shall.

223.

de cep'tion [si] de j ec tion man'sion de ser tion mis sion sit u a'tion di rec'tion

e lee tion e qua tion e rec tion es sen tial ex er tion re jec tion so lu tion vo ca tion vex a tious so cial [ti and ci=shi] spa cious sen'ti ent spe cie sa ti ate spe cious

ne go'ti ate [eel e ma ci ate o'cean

pas sion pen sion ten sion tran sient a ver'sion o mis sion

[ci] an'cient gra cious lus cious

Dictation Exercise 106. — 1. He was prudent and cautious. 2. The fractious child was snappish. 3. Troops in martial array. 4. An absurd notion. 5. An aversion to society. 6. A lotion for a wound. 7. A nuptial ceremony. 8. Social pleas- ures. 9. Industry is essential to success. 10. He was patient under all his afflictions. 11. A citation from the Scriptures. 12. A facetious remark made us laugh. 13. Luscious peaches.

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When si, sounded as sh, follows s, the s blends with it or is silent.

224. •	[si]	[si]
[ti]	ac cession	ex cur'sion
at traction (shun)	ad mis sion	ex pres sion
col lee tion	ag gres sion	in cur sion
con nee tion	com mis sion	in ver sion
cor rec tion	com pas sion	op pres sion
ere den tials	con ces sion	per cus sion
de scrip tion	con cus sion	per mis sion
ex cep tion	con fes sion	per ver sion
vac ci na'tion {yah	■-)	pos ses sion
in struc'tion	225.	pre ten sion
foun da tion	con ver'sion	pro ces sion
nar ra tion	con vul sion	pro fes sion
per cep tion	de clen sion	se ces sion
po ten tial	de pres sion	sub mis sion
quo ta tion	di men sion	sub ver sion
re cep tion	dis cus sion	sue ces sion
sub stan tial	dis sen sion	sus pen sion
sub trac tion	di ver sion	trans gres sion
sep a ra'tion	as cen sion	pro gres sion

Dictation Exercise 107. — l. A vivid description of the

battle. 2. There was no exception made. 3. The aggression of an enemy. 4. A perception of his meaning. 5. A confes- sion of his guilt. 6. He has given substantial aid. 7. The ascension of a balloon. 8. An excursion to the White Moun- tains. 9. He made a profession of friendship. 10. There was a discussion about the separation of the soul from the body.

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Notice that in the second and third columns the sound of sh is thrown back, uniting with the short vowel preceding ci or ti.

226. ad di'tion

a tro'cioilS (shus) (ad-dtsh'mi)

au da cious ana bi tion

am bi tious con di tion dis ere tion fie ti tious

ca pa cious com mer cial fal la cious fe ro cious fi nan cial lo qua cious pre co cious pro vin cial pug na cious ra pa cious sa ga cious te na cious vo ra cious conscience con scious as so'ci ate ap pre ci ate

au spi cious

(aw-spish'us\

ca pri cious de fi cient de li cious ef fi cient es pe cial

in i tial (in-ish'ai) ju di cial

nu tri tion

227.

par ti'tion

po s\ tion

pro pi tious

se di tion

tu i tion

vi'ti ate (vish'-i-)

mi li'tia (-UsK'ya)

na'tion al (ndsh'-) sus pi cious

ra tion al (rash'-) ar ti fi'cial

pre cious

ma gi'cian

ma li cious

mu si cian

of fi cial

per ni cious

phy si cian

pro fi cient

suf fi cient

sus pi cion

Dictation Exercise 108. — h An ambitious man desires power. 2. He is shrewd and sagacious. 3. An initial letter. 4. The official report. 5. Such writing shows a vitiated taste. 6. An army sufficient to defend the country. 7. Financial affairs have to do with money. 8. Propitious gales wafted them on. 9. It is very nutritious food. 10. A precious gem.

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228.

Sound of zh.

In the last column the sound of zh is thrown back, uniting with the preceding short vowel.

[si] [si] [s] [si]

fusion (-zhun) ex elusion com pos'ure col li'sion

sua sion(swa -)ex plo sion dis clos ure (coi-lizh'un)

ad he'sion il lu sion en clos ure de ci sion

ex pos ure leis'ure

al lu sion in tru sion

col lu sion oc ca sion

con clu sion per sua sion meas ure

con fu sion pro fu sion pleas ure

se clu sion treas ure

ef fu sion

de lu sion dif fu sion e va sion

de ri sion di vi sion pro vi sion pre ci sion re vi sion

cas u al (fcfafc'-) [til

n tran si'tion

contusion usual {tran_sizh>un)

229.

ch sounded like sh in words from the French.

chaise (shaz) char'la tan ma chine' (sheen')

cha grin' (-green') chev a lier ma chin er y

cha rade chi can'er y mus tache'

che mise (-meez') chiv'al ry avra lanche

S sounded like sb.

sure (shoor)	su mach (shob'mah)	cen sure (sen'shobr)	nau se a (naw'shi-a)
surely (shobr'lf)	as sure' (a-shoor1)	pres sure (presh'dor)	nau se ate (naw'sM-dt)
sugar (shobg'ar)	in sure (in-shobr1)	fis sure (fish'obr)	nau seous (naw'shus)

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aFien (dl'yen)

bill iards bill ion brill iant Christ ian court ier filial Ind ian mill ion un ion (yoon?-) cord ial

230.

i sounded like y. pin'ion [pin'yun)

ques tion ruff ian span iel val iant a meFio rate aux il ia ry bat tal ion be hav ior ce lefs tial ci vil ian

com pan ion di gest ion ex haust ion fa mil iar me dal lion o pin ion pa vil ion in gen ious punc til ious re bel lion ver mil ion

Dictation Exercise 109. — l. He made a concession of

the point in dispute. 2. There was no suspicion of his guilt. 3. The teacher gives instruction. 4. That day he was espe- cially pugnacious, that is, quarrelsome. 5. Fictitious or false fame. 6. A specious or plausible tale of suffering. 7. The wide diffusion of knowledge. 8. Delicious fruit. 9. He would not yield to persuasion. 10. In the seclusion of this quiet spot we can meditate at leisure upon what measures are needed. 11. Precision or exactness in speech. 12. The transition from one state or condition to another. 13. A collusion between witnesses to tell a falsehood. 14. He was vexed, and he plainly showed the chagrin he felt. 15. An ingenious piece of ma- chinery. 16. He called the doctor a quack and a charlatan. 17. Chicanery or tricks to deceive. 18. I assured him that the medicine was not nauseous. 19. An alien or foreigner. 20. A brilliant star. 21. The life of a true Christian. 22. Ruf- fians are brutal men. 23. To ameliorate is to make better.

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125

n before g hard or k (or its equivalent, as q, or c hard) is, in most words, sounded as ng.

an'ger	lin'ger	an'chor	ban'quet
(ang-ger)	tin ker	con course	Ian guid
an gle (-gl) fun gus	gan grene	lin guist
angry	trin ket	mon grel	Ian guage
fin ger	blan ket	[u=w]	Ian guish
can ker	con cord	conquest	san guine
un cle	con gress	Ian guor	tran quil
hun ger	dis tinct'	an guish	van quish
	232.
	ph and gh	sounded like f.
phiz (fits)	dol'phin	seraph	cough (kdf)
phase	graph ic	si phon	trough
phrase	hyphen	zeph yr	rough (ruf)
sphere	ty phus	sul phur	tough
orphan	al pha bet	tri umph	e nough'
ci pher	pam phlet	tro phy	draught
sphinx	phan torn	ep i taph	laugh

Dictation Exercise 110. — 1- Love quarrels oft in pleasing concord end. 2. An animal of a mixed breed is a mongrel. 3. Anguish of mind. 4. The hot weather made me feel lan- guid. 5. My mind was untroubled and tranquil. 6. He is sanguine about the success of his plans. 7. The phrase con- tained a few words. 8. The child was an orphan. 9. A ser- aph is an angel of the highest rank. 10. Brimstone is sulphur 11. He cried "Enough !" 12. A piece of tough meat.

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233.

[n like ng.] [ph and gh like f. ]

ex tin'guish el'e phant phys'ic

dis tin guish tel e graph phys i cal

re Hn quish pho to graph pro phet'ic

sin'gu lar laugh ter . em'pha sis

an gu lar au to graph at mos phere

de lin'quent par a graph bias pheme'

Dictation Exercise 111. — 1. They soon extinguished the fire. 2. Relinquish the claim to the estate. 3. The telegraph wires. 4. A photograph of a young girl. 5. He wrote his autograph. 6. Physical exercise made him well and vigor- ous. 6. The atmosphere of the earth.

234.

[q like k and u like w.] [qu like k.]

qual'i ty {kwdl'-) aq'ue duct con'quer {-kur)

quan ti ty eq ui page liq uor (-«r)

quar ter ly in iq'ui ty ex cheq'uer (-ur)

quad ru ped liq'uid mas quer ade'

quer u lous liq ui date mos qui'to (-ke'to)

an tiq'ui ty req ui site piqu'ant (pik'ant)

eqrui ty u biq^ui tous qua drille7 (ka-drW)

Dictation Exercise 112. — 1. The querulous tone of a sick man. 2. Ages ago, in remote antiquity. 3. The equipage of a prince, that is, his carriages, horses, liveried servants, etc. 4. An iniquity is a wicked act. 5. The requisite number can be found. 6. Ubiquitous means being everywhere at the same time. 7. "Wniskey is a strong liquor.

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235.

g and dg like j. The e and i after g is silent, but softens the sound of g to that of j.

pig'eon (pij'un) le'gion (-jun) re lig'ion(-fcyim)

sur geon re gion re lig ious

stur geon con ta'gion gor'geous (-jus)

dun geon con ta gious cur mudg'eon

bludg eon li tig ious cour a geous

dudg eon pro dig ious al le giance

Dictation Exercise 113. — 1. The bludgeon of an assassin.

2. Do not take in dudgeon what was not meant to give offence.

3. The dungeon of a prison. 4. Gorgeous apparel. 5. A contagious disease.

236.

C before e, i, or y sounded like s.

pac'i fy (pas'-) fa cil'i ty lo quac'i ty

pau ci ty im plic it ly me die i nal

spec i fy fe lie i ty mul ti plic'i ty

spe cif 'ic vac'il late {vas-) par ti ci pie

def 'i cit prec i pice lar ce ny

so lic'it pre ce'dence pre coc'i ty

ex plic it un prec e dent ed du plic i ty

ret'i cent mu nic i pal im be cil'i ty

il lie'it por'ce lain e lee trie i ty

Dictation Exercise 114. — 1. The specific qualities of a plant. 2. How large is the deficit or deficiency ? 3. Clear and explicit directions. 4. One was talkative, the other reticent. 5. An energetic man will not vacillate in his purposes.

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Difficult Words.

237. 238.

sol'dier (soi'jer) cyn'ic

ax le-tree (&ksi-)

p&r a lytic suffice/ (-/««') pe cun ia ry

(pe-hun'ya-ri)

239.

res'tau rant

(res'to-rant)

fore sight an thra cite in dell ble ac cept a ble ses thet ics (&-) sus cep ti ble prai'rie (prd're) sin cer i ty dom i cile [-*#) ba na na fos sil hal'cy on (-si-un)

cas u al ty (to*'-) ex cres'cence cord ial (-yai) de pre ci ate

ge ni al (de-pre'shi-dt)

war rior prej'u dice

sub poe'na(-#e'na) (w°r'yur) o bei'sance

bacVe lor Special (spesh>-al) (<>-ba'sans)

num skull pyr a mid vicious (vish'us)

martyr (-tur) doc i ble (dos'-) fa ce'tious

pe cul'iar (-yar) co logne' (-Ion') fal la cious

fas'ci nate p&r ox ysm leisure

phleg mat'ic vis ion (vizh'-un) ma chin'er y

gorgeous (-jus) dil a to ry ar ti fi'cial

sched ule

(sked'yool)

re sus'ci tate an tic i pate min'ia ture

(min'U-yoor)

I tal'i cise programme cem e t6r y sa tir i cal whiffle tree dis cern

(diz'zem)

Form sentences containing three or more of the words in each column.

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WOEDS SOUNDED ALIKE BUT SPELLED DIPFEEENTLT.

240.

quire, 24 sheets of paper. choir, a band of singers.

rain, water from the clouds. reign, to rule. rein, for a horse.

rapt, enraptured. wrapped, enveloped. rapped, did rap.

reek, to smoke, to steam. wreak, to execute with an- ger.

retch, to try to vomit, wretch, a miserable person.

rime, hoar-frost. rhyme, verse.

rite, a ceremony. right, correct. Wright, a workman. write, to express by letters.

241.

root, of a plant. route, road, way.

ruff, a plaited collar. rough, uneven.

seal, to fasten with a seal. ceil, to cover the top of a

room. sealing, fastening with a seal. ceiling, the covering of the

top of a room.

seas, plural of sea. 12 sees, does see.

seize, to lay hold on.

session, sitting of a court.

13

cession, act of yielding.

14 single, one.

cingle, a girth for a horse.

15

slay, to kill. sleigh, a sledge.

Exercise 115. — Elliptical.

{Put the right word in the right place.) The music of a (1). In the (2) of Queen Elizabeth. The

(2) broke. He will (4) his vengeance on the foe. The (3) poet,

(3) in his warm dressing-gown, did not hear us when we (3) at the door. He is a miserable (5) who will never do what is (7). The poet made a (6). On our (8) we dug up the (8) of a tree. A journey over a (9) road. The (11) is ten feet from the floor. I will (10) the letter. What the pirate (12) on the (12), he thinks he may (12) on. A (13) of Congress. We glided along in our (15). A (13) of territory. A (14) thing.

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242.

slight, neglect; small. sleight, a dexterous trick.

soared, flew high. sword, a weapon.

staid, sober, grave. stayed, remained.

stationary, fixed. stationery, paper, pens, etc.

stile, steps over a fence, style, form, fashion.

strait, a narrow channel. straight, not crooked.

straiten, to distress. straighten, to make straight.

sucker, a young shoot. SUCCOr, help ; to help.

sure, certain. \}\orse-shoer. shoer, one who shoes, as a

sweet, tasting like sugar, suite, attendants; a set of rooms.

243.

time, measure of duration. thyme, an herb.

j2 toad, an animal. [ter.

towed, dragged through wa-

treaties, agreements. treatise, a discourse.

14

15

troop, a body of soldiers. troupe, performers in a play.

wade, to walk in water. weighed, did weigh.

wait, to stay. weight, heaviness.

weald, a forest. Wield, to handle.

weather, state of the atmos-

18 phere.

wether, a male sheep.

you, the person spoken to.

19 yew, a kind of tree. ewe, the female sheep.

Exercise 116. — Elliptical.

(Put the right word in the right place) Jugglers perform tricks by (1) of hand. The eagle (2) out of sight. If it stays in one place, of course it is (4). An ex- cellent (5) of writing. The (6) of Gibraltar is a (6) channel. The colonel drew his (2). The (3) old lady (3) with us a week. They mean to (7) the road soon. Are (19) (9) this is a (10) apple? (11) is a fragrant herb. The lady has a (10) of rooms in the palace. He wrote a (13) on the tea-plant. I (15) both the (19) and the (18). The plant threw out a (8). She can nobly (17) the sceptre of that mighty kingdom. Rainy (18). A (14) of stage-players. Please to (16) for me.

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ELEVENTH SECTION.

.		244.
		Birds.
ea'gle	pet'rel	par'tridge	bob'o link
con dor	os trich	ca na'ry	king fish er
vult ure	buz zard	blue j ay	night in gale
bus tard	raven	spar row	pea cock
lin net	mag pie	bull finch	wood cock
par rot	o ri ole	gold finch	cor mo rant
pe wit	os prey	chaf finch 245.	ph6as ant #
Insects.	Fishes.
hor'net	bum'ble-bee tur'bot	had'dock
crick et	cat er pil lar her ring	hal i but f
spi der	cock roach	floun der mack er el
mag got	but ter fly	mus sel	pick er el
bee tie	wee vi\ (-vi)	min now Trees.	por poise J
laurel	chestnut	muTber ry	pal met'to
ce dar	cher ry-tree	) syc a more	ma hog a ny
cy press	hick o ry	but ter nut	mag no li a
wil low	bass wood	plane-tree	tam'a rack
* Pron. f Marti. t Pron. hdlfl-bM. +	: Pron. porfpUs.

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	246.
	Wild Animals.
bea'ver	wea'sel (wee'-zi)	por'cu pine
buf fa lo	rac coon'	kan ga roo'
jack al	squirrel (skwtr'el)	o pos'sum
otter	hedge hog	an'te lope
hy e'na	gi raffe' (ji-r&f')	gazelle' (-^t)
rab'bit	go riria	musk'rat
pan ther	leop'ard (Up'ard) 247. For the Horse.	cha me'le on *
straps	snaffle blank'et	hold'backs
reins	buck les blink ers	breech ing f
girth	hal ter blind ers	sur cin gle
hames	col lar head stall	mar tin gale
trances	har ness sad die	check-rein
bri die	crup per stir rup 248. At the Grocer's.	throat-latch
sa'go	crackers all'spice	sal e ra'tus
su gar	va nil'] a sir up	choc'o late
gin ger	vin'e gar k mus tard	mo las'ses
cof fee	in di go fa rl'na	ker'o sene
co coa (-U	>) bo hea' (-h&) tap i o'ca	mac a ro'ni
cat sup	oblong gel'a tine	ver mi eel li f
* Pron. ka-rne'le-un. + Pron. brUchh'nfj. :J	: Pron. ver-mc-chzVe.

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	249.
	Words relating to Time.
year	min'ute (-it)	sun'rise
month	sec ond	sun set
morn'ing	cen tu ry	day break
eve ning	fort night	yes ter day
fore noon	mid night	to-day'
af ter noon	birth day	to-night
hour	cen ten'ni al	to-morrow

Christmas Thanks'giv ing

New Year's Day Fourth of July

Dictation Exercise 117. — 1. Shall you be at home in the forenoon or in the afternoon ? 2. A century is one hun- dred years. 3. The Centennial Exhibition occurred one hun- dred years after the Declaration of Independence.

250. Words connected with Timber.

studs	culls	shingles	brack'ets
joists	laths	pan els	cor nice
planks	boards	stud ding	fenc ing
beams	tim'ber	sleep ers	scant ling
sills	bat tens	mould ings	clap board
deal	raf ters	eaves	Qdab'ord)

Dictation Exercise 118. — 1. Joists are the smaller timbers of a floor or ceiling on which the boards or laths may be nailed. 2. The small beams in the roof are cut from scantling. 3. We use clapboards for covering the outside of a house.

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251.

Articles of Food, chow'der bis cuit (-Ht) sur loin pan cake sau sage pre serves' dumpling

pas'try cus tard muf fins cook y sal ad grii el

blanc mange ba'con (ba'hx) pud ding

Form sentences containing the following words : — pudding surloin preserves sandwich

hom'i ny spare rib sue co task sand wich beef steak ice-cream mince-pie

dough nut (do-) gin ger bread ome let (fan'-) sour crout

mince-pie	doughnut	omelet	custard
	252.
	In the House.
ba'sin (sn)	bed'ding	Cru'et (kroo'-	-) gridiron
boil er	bed stead	set tee'	steel yards
pict ure	dust pan	scis'sors (si	<-) cush ion f
cov er let	door mat	bol ster	ot to man
fau cet	sauce pan	t&s sels	bu reaus
bu reau(-ro	) pitch er	sau cer	ward robe
tu reen'	pi a'no	mat tress	cup board J

Form sentences containing the following words : —

bureau scissors saucers cushion

basin pitcher tassels cupboard

* Pron. bla-manzh1 .

t Pron. kobshhm.

Pron. kubhird.

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253.

Vegetables in the Garden.

beans peas parsnip tur nip rad ish car rot

parsley- cab bage pep pers spin ach (-ej) can ta loupe lettuce (-tis)

cu'cum ber dan de li on ar ti choke as par'a gus cauli flower

On ion (un'yun)

254. Herbs, Shrubs, and Grasses.

bri'er tan sy sor rel al der tim o thy

spearmint thor ough wort pep per mint pen ny roy'al raspberry (r4»'-)

herd's-grass goose ber ry

peo ny pansy vi o let prim rose daf fo dil ver be'na

255. Flowers.

marl gold o le an'der chi na-as ter holly hock sun flow er dah li a

sas'sa fras mullein (-& hore hound co ri an'der cam'o mile c5r a way

hon'ey suck le ge ra'ni um ja pon i ca heli o trope fuch si a (fu'shi-a) hy a cinth

mign o nette' (min-yo-nef) chrys an'the mum (Ms-)

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	258.
	Kinds of Cloth.
baize	camlet	ker'sey
gauze	mo hair	me ri'no #
serge	cot ton	doe'skin
lin'en	flan nel	de laine' (-lan')
mus lin	tick ing	al pac a
pop lin	bro cade'	cas'si mere
jean (jan)	dam'ask	broad cloth
chintz	cam brie	huck a back
sat'in	nan keen'	sat i net'
vel vet	ging'ham (-am) si le'si a f
	257.
Words concerning	Clothes.
cor'set	era vat'	waist'eoat J
tip pet	lapel	pan ta loons'
mit ten	sur tout (-toot')	pet'ti coat
man tie	bon'net	sus pen'ders
blouse	spen cer	wrist'band (rist'-)
basque (bask)	edg ing	waist band
tunic	eye let	pol o naise'
veil	p&r a sol	crin'o line (-Un)
gus'set	pin a fore	hand ker chief §
wrap per	man til'la	che mise' (-meez)
* Pron. me-ree'no.		Pron. warfhot or wVsfkut.
+ Pron. se-lehhi-a.	§	Pron . hang1 ker -ch if.

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		258.
	At the Jeweller's.
brooch	jew'el	earning	sar'do nyx
pearl	ag ate	brace let	di a mond
ruby	crys tal	lock et	tur quoise' *
jas per	ja cinth	neck lace	sap'phire f
to paz	o nyx	breast pin	car ne'li an
gar net	beryl (-u)	wrist let	mal'a chite J
quartz	cam e o	am e thyst	porphyry |
o'pal	em er aid	hy a cinth	car bun cle

259. Trades and Occupations.

tailor butch'er cloth'ier (-yur) watch'man

sail or chem ist drug gist sta tion er

sea man sad dler mer chant car pen ter

skip per ped dler || jew el ler mil li ner

pi lot cash ier seam stress shoe mak er

stew ard cob'bler ma chin'ist T phar ma cist

a poth'e ca ry po lice man ##

dress'ma ker auc tion eer

pho tog'ra phist wash'er wo man

* Pron. tiir-koiz'. $ Pron. maVa-JcU.

+ Pron. safflr. § Pron. porf-fi-ri.

11 Or pedlar, which is the earliest form, having been in use long before the verb peddle. In the Ancren Eiwle, A. d. 1220, appears the form peoddare, a pedlar.

II Pron. ma-sheenfist. ** Pron. po-leecefman.

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	260.
	At the Apothecary's.
tonic	e met'ic	chlo'ro form '
al oes (ai'-oz)	bal'sam	al co hoi
cam phor	mor phine (-fin)	op o del'doc
poul tice	acids (as'idz)	laud'a num
quin Ine	a cet'ic	lin i ment
bro mide	sul phu ric	am mo'ni a
jal ap	arse nic	mag ne si a(-sM-a)
o pi urn	cal o mel	glyc'erme (-m)
ar ni ca	rec ipe (*&'-)	strych nine (strik'-)
ip e cac	oint ment	cas tor-oil
tinct ure	ca thar'tic	sar sa pa ril'la

261.

Diseases.

a'gue {a'gu) asth'ma (cut?-) ap'o plex y

mea sles (-afe) ca tarrh' (-tar') dys pep'si a

jaun dice (jan'- ) de lir i urn er y sip'e las

cliol er a (W-) mania pneumo'nia

scrof u la ab scess (-*&) rheti ma tism

head ache nau se a (shi-a) pa ral'y sis

croup (kroop) phthis ic (*#-) in flu en'za

gout (gowt) ep i lep sy neu ral'gi a

typhoid pleu ri sy diph'the ri a (dif-)

pal sy bron ehftis con sump'tion

chil blains hys ter ics (his-) whoop'ing-cougli

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TWELFTH SECTION.

Silent e final.

262.

L-ivej

[-ile] de ci'sive (sw)

juVe nile (-nil) fu gi tive mer can tile pu er ile

projectile ver'sa tile

[-ine] genu ine {-in) ex am'ine jes'sa mine

[-Ite] faVorite (-«) ex qui site hyp o crite per qui site req ui site in fi nite

of fen'sive per sua sive pos'i tive pro gres'sive

263.

[-ate] cal'cu late con cen'trate dec'o rate de mon'strate des'ig nate in sin'u ate in vig o rate mag'is trate

[-ile] ex'ile (-ii) cam o mile rec on cile

[-ine] bo'vine {-vm) sac cha rine brig an tine ser pen tine tur pen tine val en tine col urn bine

[-lte] contrite {-tnt) ex pe dite p&r a site rec on dite ap pe tite

Dictation Exercise 119. — 1. Mercantile pursuits. 2. Puer- ile means childish or trifling. 3. Genuine means true, not counterfeit. 4. An exquisite painting. 5. Any compensation obtained from an office besides the salary is called a perquisite. 6. A decisive battle. 7. You must concentrate all your thoughts on this subject. 8. Serpentine means spiral or like a serpent in motion. 9. Recondite means hidden or profound.

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264. [-ible] re sist'i ble

[-able] ed'i ble re spon si ble

&r a ble fal li ble re ver si bte

ca pa ble fea si ble sus cep ti ble

eat a ble hor ri ble [.cie]

par a ble leg i ble ar ti cle

pay a ble plau si ble i ci cle

pli a ble man a cle

prob a ble 265. mjr a c}e

suit a ble [-ible] ob sta cle

syl la ble ter'ri ble or a cle

am i ca ble vis i ble par ti cle

ap pli ca ble ad mis'si ble re cep'ta cle

com fort a ble di gest i ble spec'ta cle

des pi ca ble in del i ble ve hi cle

eq ui ta ble in sen si ble [-pie]

mis er a ble per cep ti ble dis ci'ple

pit i a ble re du ci ble ex am pie

Dictation Exercise 120. — 1. A mind capable of deep thought. 2. There is no perceptible change in his condition. 3. Children's minds are usually susceptible of but one thought at once. 4. An eatable or edible plant. 5. A plausible story. 6. His writing was illegible. 7. The night is clear, and many stars are visible. 8. An icicle hanging from the eaves.

Write out the following words, inserting the letter (either a or i) omitted : —

creoV - ble	feas' - ble	mir' - cle	in del' - ble
pit i - ble	prob - ble	ar t- cle	spec' t- cle
suit - ble	leg - ble	ad mis7 s- ble	re spon' s- ble

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Silent Consonants.

266.

[b] [1] [h] [n]

re doubt' (-dowtf) sarmon(sam-) hon'or au'tumn

re doubt a ble al mond (a'-) hon est col umn subtle ( sut'l ) hal ser {haw-) di«s hon'est sol emn

numb ness fal con {faw'-) shep'herd con temn'

sue cumb' be half heir ess con demn

267.

[d] [t] [oh]

handsome de'pot {-po) schism (*&m)

hand ker chief bou quet' {boo-ha') schis matlc

[k] hostler (hitf-) yacht (ydt)

knap'sack [tte = t] [rh]

knowl edge bru nette' {-net') ca tarrh' {-tar')

knur ly ga zette {-zet') myrrh (mur)

[s] et'i quette {-Mt) [ph]

Island [}'-) co quette7 {-kef) phthisic {vtz'ik)

268.

h silent in gh, ph, rh, and th.

a ghast' rheum isth'mus burgh'er

ghastly rhythm naph tha rheu matlc

asth ma rhyme rhap so dy rheu'ma tism

ghost rhom'bus rhet o ric rhi noe'e ros

ghostly thyme rhubarb hemorrhage

142

WOBCESTEB'S NEW

269.

C silent in ct and sc.

in diet' (-dW) scen'er y scl'on (si'un) scis'sors

victuals (-iz) de scend' seep tre sci en tif'ic

ab scess de scent sci at'i ca tran scend'

mus cle (si) re scind sci'ence co a lesce'

ac qui esce' con de scend' in dlct'ment

ef fer vesce con de seen sion tran scend ent

	270.
g silent	in gn and gm.
deign (dan) gnash	ar raign'	poign'ant
feign sign	be nlgn	for eign (-in)
reign as sign'	con dign	for eign er
gnat (ndt) as sign ee'	con sign	sov er eign
gnarl en'sign	re sign	cam paign'
gnaw phlegm (ft	•em) malign	cham pagne

Dictation Exercise 121. — 1. The culprits were indicted for arson. 2. Food or victuals (vlt'lz). 3. The doctor healed the abscess. 4. Most of our flesh is made up of muscle. 5. The descent of the mountain was easier than the ascent. 6. Charm- ing scenery. 7. The scion of a noble family. 8. He acqui- esced in my demands. 9. He forbade pride, and advised conde- scension to the humble. 10. She feigned sickness. 11. The gnarled trunk of the old oak. 12. To gnash the teeth. 13. A task was assigned to him. 14. The assignee is the one to whom the property is transferred. 15. The English would not submit to a foreign sovereign. 16. After a short campaign the whole country was subdued. 17. Poignant grief.

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143

	271.
p	silent in pn, ps, sp, mp,	and pt.
psalm	re Ceipt' (re-seef)	re demp'tion
pshaw	con tempt	re sump tion
tempt	temp ta'tion	per'emp to ry
at tempt'	symp'tom	rasp ber ry
emp'ty	as sump'tion	sump tu ous
prompt	con sump tion	psy cholo gy
ex empt'	pre sump tion	pneu mo ni a
	272.
	ue silent after q and	g-
vague	an tique'	prologue
plague	ob lique	cat a logue
rogue	u nique	bur lesque'
brogue	o paque	pict u resque'
league	gro tesque	ha rangue'
fa tigue'	colleague	dem'a gogue
in trigue	di a logue	syn a gogue

Dictation Exercise 122. — 1. The poet Longfellow wrote "The Psalm of Life." 2. Prompt and willing assistance. 3. When you pay money take a receipt. 4. He has some symp- toms of consumption. 5. You cannot make a very sumptuous repast on raspberries alone. 6. Psychology is the science of the mind and its faculties. 7. A peremptory demand for money. 8. Pneumonia or inflammation of the lungs. 9. Vague ideas. 10. The rogues were in league with the beggars. 11. Antique furniture. 12. The demagogue made a violent harangue.

144

WOBCE STEM'S NEW

ch sounded like k.

273.

chasm (tem) chron'ic schoon'er conch (kongk)

chro'mo chlo ride chol e ra choir (kwir)

cha os cha ot'ic chol er ic chi me'ra

chem ist chyle mon arch chem'is try

chem i cal chyme stom ach chron i cle

cho rus ache (ak) or ches tra chris£ en

cho ral

scheme Christ mas ar chives

Christ'ian char ac ter chi mer'i cal chi rog ra phy chi rop o dist chro nol o gy chro nom e ter

274.

anchor (ang'-) an ar chy arch an'gel arch'i tect cat e chism sep ul chre se pul'chral

me chan'ic mech'an ism me chan'i cal tech'ni cal mel an chol y mo narch'i cal pa'tri arch

Dictation Exercise 123. — 1. A chasm in a rock. 2. The chloride of lime. 3. Choral songs are those which are sung in chorus or by a choir. 4. By what name will he christen the child ? 5. A chronic disease. 6. A chimera of the imagination. 7. A choleric disposition. 8. The faithful chronicler of events. 9. A chimerical project. 10. His chirography or handwriting. 11. The chiropodist removes corns from the feet. 12. The chronometer is an exact timepiece. 13. He is subject to the headache. 14. A wild scheme. 15. He spoke in deep, sepul- chral tones. 16. Mechanical skill. 17. Chyme is digested food before being changed into the milky fluid called chyle.

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THIRTEENTH SECTION.

Words in which	a prefix or an initial syllable may
be mistaken	for another of a similar sound.
	275.
	ante, anti.
an te ce'dent	an'te cliam ber	an'ti quat ed
an'te date	an ti dote de, di.	an ti qua ry
de ci plier	di lap'i date	di v5rce'
de spise'	di lute	di vulge
de lin e ate	di men sion	di rect ly
de spite	di min ish	di ver si ty
di gest i ble	di vin i ty 273. per, pur.	di ver sion
perjure	per sist'	pur loin7
per co late	per spec ti ve	pur sue
per me ate	per'ti nent	pur vey
per pe trate	per vert7	pur'ga tive
per qui site	per suade fer, fir, fur.	pur ga to ry
fer merit7	fer'ven cy	fir'kin
fer til i ty	fer vid ly	fur ni ture
fer'fil ize	fir ma ment	fur tive

146 WORCESTER'S NEW

Words in which the last syllable or the next to the last may be mistaken for another of a similar sound.

277.

able, ible.

a gree'a Lie sep'a ra ble in falli ble

a vail a ble aud i ble ac ces si ble

con form a ble com bus'ti ble in vin ci ble

laud'a ble con tempt i ble di vis i ble

ac cept'a ble con vert i ble dis cern i ble

prefer a ble cor rapt i ble cred'i ble

ir rep'a ra ble ex ten si ble re ver'si ble

re ceiv a ble im pres si ble il leg i ble

re spec ta ble im pos si ble re spon si ble

278.

e and i before a syllable ending in ate.

cel'e brate cul'ti vate in'di cate ra'di ate

des e crate ded i cate in sti gate vin di cate

ex e crate em i grate ir ri tate o pi ate

lac er ate es ti mate ir ri gate e rad i cate

pen e trate ex pi ate lit i gate del'i cate

veg e tate ex tri cate med i tate im me'di ate

an i mate fas ci nate mil ti late pred'i cate

cog i tate hes i tate pal li ate prox i mate

Note to the Teacher. The pupils may "be required to form sen- tences containing a number of words selected by the teacher from the lessons not followed by Dictation Exercises.

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147

279.

com'ba tant con fi dant' dis pu tant ex or'bi tant ig'no rant ac count'ant as sail ant claim'ant con so nant de fend'ant de scend ant im por tant in ces sant in tol er ant ma lig nant Prot'es tant re dun'dant vig'i lant ob serVant

ant, ent. 280.

af 'flu ent

ac ci dent

con sist'ent

cor re spond'ent

dil i gent

bel lig'er ent

be nef i cent

be nev o lent

con va les'cent

differ ent

ad j a' cent

in de pen'dent

mag nif 'i cent

per'ti nent

per ma nent

prec e dent

su per in ten'dent

res'i dent

sub serVi ent

281.

[mixed.]

cov'e nant a bun'dant ap par ent con cur rent as cend ant at tend ant dis cord ant eon'fi dent in clem'ent op po nent re luc tant qui es cent tri urn pliant in dul gent ex'cel lent fra grant &r ro gant re cip'i ent

Write out the following words inserting the vowel omitted : —

ex or'bi t-nt consist-nt af 'flu -nt pertin-nt

ig'no r-nt de fend'-nt differ -nt ap par'-nt

in depend'- nt de scend'-nt malign-nt at tend -nt

ad ja'c-nt dis cord-nt op po n-nt a bun d-nt

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WORCESTER'S NEW

282.

ac cept'ance at tend ance coun'te nance de fi'ance for bear ance hin'drance or di nance pet u lance vig il ance va ri ance re sist'ance sus'te nance tern per ance ut ter ance com pli'ance an noy ance ac quaint ance a bun dance main'ten ance

ance, ence, ense.

283.

ob ser vance re mem brance re pent ance re dun dance au'di ence ab sti nence be nef 'i cence ex'cel lence de fence' offence essence

cor re spond'ence o be'di ence rem i nis'cence con'fi dence res i dence pres ence em i nence cir cumber ence

284.

con cur rence

eon'fer ence de pend'ence differ ence dif fi dence ex ist'ence ex pe ri ence oc cur rence sub sist ence pre tence' in tense in cense sus pense im mense ex pense con dense dis pense pre pense rec'om pense

Write out the following words, inserting the letters omitted : —

attendance abun'd-nce correspondence offen-e'

re mem br- nee ex'cel 1- nee sus'te n- nee ex pen -e

con'fi d-nce mainten-nce recompen-e es'sen-e

o be'di -nee eminen-e suspen-e'

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149

285.

a-ment, e-ment, i-ment.

nu'tri ment lia bill ment

im pie ment

sup pie ment

ten e ment

al i ment

con di ment

ex per'i ment

286. a-ry, e-ry.

or'di na ry pri ma ry sal u ta ry sec re ta ry sem i na ry sub sid'i a ry stat'u a ry vis ion a ry

Dictation Exercise 124. — 1. Lineaments or distinguishing marks in the form of the face. 2. Liniment to rub on a bruise. 3. We tried an experiment. 4. A ligament or membrane con- necting the movable bones. 5. Our customary or usual vaca- tion. 6. A stock of millinery, such as bonnets, ribbons, etc. 7. A grasping, mercenary disposition. 8. How many scholars are at the seminary ? 9. A mystery or profound secret. 10. The secretary of the society. 11. The bravery of a hero. 12. A visionary scheme to get money.

ar'ma ment fil a ment lig a ment lin e a ment or na merit tern per a ment tes ta ment

boun'da ry com men ta ry cus torn a ry el e ment'a ry her ed'i tary in cen di a ry mer'ee na ry mis sion a ry

im ped i ment lin'i ment reg i ment rti di ment sed i ment sen ti ment

vol'un ta ry brav er y

dra per y droll ery mil li ner y mys ter y prud er y quack er y

150

WORCESTER'S NEW

cir'cu lar glob u lar joe u lar mus en lar com mand'er cyTin der in trtid'er mes'sen ger

oc'u lar pop u lar reg u lar sim i lar sin gu lar gram mar re mem'ber sur ren der

ar, er, or, re.

287.

prison er reg is ter an ces tor clian eel lor con duct'or con'quer or ere a'tor ed'i tor

288.

bri'er mon i tor op er a tor pos ses'sor pre cep tor pro fess or sculp'tor sen a tor

em pe ror gov ern or in vendor s me'te or mod er a tor ac cou'tre ma noeu vre sep'ul chre

spec ta'tor sue ces sor su pe ri or sur vey or trans la tor comp trol ler * mas'sa ere rec on noi'tre

Dictation Exercise 125. — 1. A jocular remark. 2. A pro- fessor in Yale College. 3. Shaped like a cylinder. 4. A mighty conqueror. 5. In rags accoutred are they seen. 6. The ma- noeuvres of the troops. 7. To reconnoitre the enemy's camp.

Write out the following words, inserting the letters omitted : — mus'cu 1-r chancel 1-r an'ces t-r pro fes's-r

reg is t-r glob u 1-r pris on -r com mand -r

* Comptroller {kon-troVlcr), an officer ; controller, one who controls.

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289.

151

ar'tifice (-/&) ac com'plice ar'mis tice av a rice cow ard ice

a merce' co erce com'merce as perse'

ice, ise, is, ace.

den'ti frice prej u dice sur plice prem ise mor tise

erce, erse, urse. con verse7 dis perse in ter sperse' in verse7

290.

ep i der'mis me trop'o lis pro bos cis pop'u lace sol ace

re verse' ac curse dis burse re im burse'

ise, lze.

Words ending in ize and yze may be spelt with an s instead of a !

ad'ver tise crit i cise mer chan dise su per vise' clias tise' com prise com'pro mise de spise' en'ter prise

ex er cise civ il ize crys tal lize e qual ize mag net ize pat ron ize stig ma tize

scrii ti nize pul ver ize scan dal ize sol em nize e con'o mize

cap size an'a lyze par a lyze

sym pa thize

tran quil lize

Dictation Exercise 126. — 1. The epidermis is the outer skin of the body. 2. A building with the land belonging to it is called premises. 3. The elephant's proboscis or trunk.

152 WORCESTER'S NEW

291.

e-ty, i-ty.

If i or y immediately precedes the vowel before the termination ty, that vowel is e ; in other cases the vowel before ty is i.

gay'e ty a gil'i ty fri von to

ni ce ty a lac ri ty ll a bil'i ty

no to ri'e ty ce leb ri ty Ion gev'i ty

pro pri'e ty com mod i ty me di oc'ri ty

so bri e ty cord i al'i ty pos ter'i ty

so ci e ty dex ter'i ty prob'i ty

va ri e ty e ter ni ty se rfin'i ty

a cid i ty fra ter ni ty ti mid i ty

292.

c-ity, s-ity.

a troc'i ty ve loc'i ty e las tic'i ty

au dac i ty ca pac i ty fe roc'i ty

per ti nac'i ty ve rac i ty gen er os'i ty

ra pac'i ty vi vac i ty in ten'si ty

rec i proc/i ty vo rac i ty ne ces si ty

sa gac'i ty an i mos'i ty per ver si ty

scarc'i ty cu ri os i ty pro pen si ty

te nac'i ty di ve/si ty n ni ver si ty

Dictation Exrrcise 127. — 1. Gayety of disposition. 2. A moiety of anything is one half of it. 3. The acidity of vine- gar. 4. He was received with hospitality and cordiality. 5. The atrocity of a crime. 6. The audacity of an impudent man. 7. The elasticity of India-rubber.

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293.

e-um, i-um.

pe tro'le um de lir'i urn ex or'di um

com pen di um em po ri um pre'mi um

cra'ni um en co mi um e qui lib'ri um

e-an, i-an.

her cu'le an col le'gi an me rid'i an

hy per bo're an co me di an pe des tri an

Med i ter ra'ne an gram ma ri an sec ta ri an

sub ter ra'ne an his to ri an tra ge di an

bar ba'ri an li bra ri an va le ri an

294. e-ous, i-ous.

boun'te ous ca lum'ni ous se'ri ous

er ro'ne ous cer e mo'ni ous mfir i to'ri ous

ex tra ne ous com mo'di ous pe nu'ri ous mis eel la'ne ous il lus tri ous per fid i ous hid'e ous in sid i ous sa In bri ous

si mul ta'ne ous ob liv i ous sane ti mo'ni ous spon ta'ne ous ob se qui ous par si mo ni ous cu ta ne ous am phib i ous del e te ri ous

Dictation Exercise 128. — 1. Petroleum is sometimes called rock-oil. 2. A place of commerce is sometimes called an empo- rium. 3. An herculean labor. 4. The hyperborean or north- ern regions. 5. A subterranean passage. 6. An extempora- neous speech. 7. A miscellaneous collection.

154 WORCESTER'S NEW

295. cy, sy.

ac'cu ra cy pri'va cy in'ti ma cy clem en cy fal la cy in tri ca cy

ec sta sy a pos'ta sy em'bas sy

eel i ba cy flu en cy ex i gen cy

con stan cy id i o cy propli e cy ep i lep sy

cur ren cy in fan cy pun gen cy her e sy

de cen cy pli an cy se ere cy liy poe'ri sy

del i ca cy pol i cy sol ven cy lep'ro sy

pi ra cy va can cy ten den cy min strel sy

ef fi ca cy ur gen cy pleu ri sy

leg a cy

con sist'en cy de gen e ra cy de moc ra cy as cend en cy

a sy'lum de co rum me'di um mil len'ni um pen'du lum ly ce'um col i se'um

296.

cy, sy.

ar is toe ra cy dis crep'an cy ex pe di en cy le git i ma cy

um, om, ome.

vac'u um ac cus'tom id'i om mar tyr dom thral dom phan torn sel dom

su prem a cy con spir a cy con'tro ver sy coiir te sy

symptom blithe some in come cum ber some wel come whole some wea ri some

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155

par'ti cle ar ti cle ob sta cle cu ti cle ven tri cle pin na cle

297.

cle, kle, cal.

ves'i cle sprin'kle

ve hi cle pric kle free kle buc kle twin kle

shac kle spec kle ver ti cal crit i cal drop si cal

typ'i cal tech ni cal mys ti cal prac ti cal cler i cal whim si cal

EEVIEW

de lin'e ate di lap i clat ed per ti nent pur ga tive fur tive ly fer til ize an te ce'dent an'ti dote pref er a ble im pos si ble in vin ci ble veg'e tate em i grate vig i lant ex eel lent

298.

AND TEST

in ces'sant qui es cent de fi ance au'di ence offence' ex pense presence ten e ment sen ti ment in cen'di a ry sub sid i a ry pris'on er gram mar cow ard ice mor tise

LESSON.

crit'i cise civ il ize se ren'i ty ce leb ri ty sa gac i ty ne ces si ty col le gi an her cu le an ec'sta sy cur ren cy cour te sy col i se'um phan'tom mys ti cal pin na cle

156

WORCESTER'S NEW

ex ceed' pro ceed sue ceed

ca reen be tween can teen mo reen tu reen

299. ceed, cede, sede. con cede' pre cede re cede

een, ene, ine. se rene' con vene ob scene in ter vene' con tra vene

se cede' in ter cede' su per sede

ma rme ra vine mag a zine rou tine' tarn bou rine'

auc tion eer' clian'ti cleer en gi neer' gaz et teer moun tain eer' mu ti neer pri va teer vol un teer

300. eer, ere, ier.

ad here' at'mos pliere au stere' hem'i sphere in ter fere' per se vere re vere' sin cere

brig a dier' cav a lier clian delier

(shan-de-her')

fin an cier dom i neer gren a dier o ver seer

Dictation Exercise 129. — 1. What signs preceded the great storm? 2. To proceed is to go on. 3. They succeeded in superseding the old book by a better one. 4. The grenadier was an austere man. 5. He was my sincere friend. 6. A serene sky. 7. What magazine are you reading ?

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157

301.

ceous, cious, tious.

crus ta'ceous (shus) fo li a'ceous

far i n a'ceous au da'cious

sap o na ceous fal la cious

her ba'eeous ju di cious {-dish'-)

cial, sial, tial. ar ti fi'cial su per filial

ben e fi cial con tro ver sial

fi nan'cial cir cum stan tial

prej u di'cial con fi den tial

con ten'tious con sci en'tious fie ti'tious su per sti'tious

pen i ten'tial con se quen tial prov i den tial rev er en tial

pol i ti'cian rhet o ri cian a rith me ti'cian ge om e tri cian math e ma ti cian mech a ni'cian ap pre hen sion con de seen sion

302.

cian, tion, sion.

in ter mis'sion rep re hen sion ac eel er a'tion ap pro pri a tion as sas si na tion as so ci a tion dis ser ta'tion e man ci pa'tion

ne go ti a'tion pro pi ti a tion rec om men da tion ac com mo da tion rec on cil i a'tion scin til la'tion (sin-) ges tic u la'tion (jes-) vac il la'tion (yas-)

Dictation Exercise 126. — 1. Farinaceous food. 2. A sapo- naceous or soapy substance. 3. Fallacious reasoning. 4. The shark is a voracious animal. 5. A conscientious man. 6. A superstitious notion. 7. Beneficial, or helpful. 8. Circum- stantial evidence. 9. The merchant has a confidential clerk. 10. Providential care. 11. The mathematician was a good arithmetician. 12. A shrewd politician. 13. The accelera- tion of a falling body.

158

WORCESTER'S NEW

FOURTEENTH SECTION.

303.

WOEDS HAED TO SPELL.

304. 305.

ces sa'tion e ma ci a'tion fric as seed' gu'ar'di an guar an tee' de Kr'i ous coch'i neal cor ri dor slouch slough * pa la'tial (shal) pillo ry a cer'bi ty co er cion far'ci cal os cil late phi lip'pic en trapped mim'ic ry del i ca cy e lu'ci date

* Pron. slou, ou as

pan a ce'a pre cip'i tate re cip ro cal su i cid'al whor'tle ber ry (hwur'tl-ber-T\

ex hil'a rate col'lo quy lac er ate las civ'i ous mer'ce na ry mis eel la ny ve ran'da liege Qeej) ser e nade' nov'el ist tan ta lize dog ger el di ar rhoe' a dis sem'i nate me moir f

in out. + Pron

rogu'ish

i sos'ce les

un so phis'ti ca ted

om nis'cience

(om-nish' ens\

sp'er ma ce'ti sur veillance

(sur-vdl'yans)

da guerr'o type pen i ten'tia ry

(jpen-i-ten' slia-rt\

cor'ol la ry hy poth'e sis hy poth e nuse ben'zine (~tfn)

vi gnettc' (vXn-yei') bou quet (l)oo-la') gym na si um cay enne (Jca-en) bou'doir (boo'dwor) i dyl (i'dil)

. me-moi/or mem'wamr.

PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.

159

306.

e m'er'gen cy gla'ci al

(glashi-al)

ev a nes'cent

ob scen'i ty

sar'dine (-deen)

tick lish

fill some

co quette' (-ket')

pump'kin

meer schaum

(meer'shum)

phos phate de crep'it ped'al (pM'at) in fec'tious marriage a ble suf fi'cien cy so'ci a ble (so' sht-a-bl)

ren dez vous'

(ren-de-voo'\

en thu si as'tic va lise' ca price

307.

caout'chouc

(kub'clwbk)

peo pie (pe'pt) ey ing (ling) dis hev'el es'pT o nage hy gi ene men ag'er ie

(me-ndxli er-t) blas'phe mous urn bra'ge ous brilllan cy lach ry mose (lak! ri-mrjs\

mys ti cism vo cif 'er ate com pres si ble de nun ci ate som'er set * su per fi'ci es (su-per-fish' e-ez)

queue (feu) aide'-de-camp

(dd'-e-kawng) pros e lyte (-lu)

308.

ex traor'di na ry porte mon naie'

(port-mun-na!)

skel'e ton

mu ci lag'i nous

cir'cu late

bay o net

ad ver'tise ment

yeo'man (yo'~)

ser geant

(sar'jent)

seen ic (sen'ik)

light en ing

pha e ton

im pas'si ble

boatWain (bo'sn)

nox ious (-yus)

mis chiev ous

li chen (When)

re al ly

re pos'i to ry

pa'tience

ba z'aar'

lack a dai'si cal

phos pho res cent

Spelled also somersault {sum'er-sawlt).

160

309.

in vei'gle de cid u ous in sid i ous cas tile'-soap buoy 'an cy (bwoi'an-si)

e gre'gious ly

vouch

a byss' (a-bts')

vag'a bond

ac'cess

ce re al

cres cent

iiei nous (h&'~)

in veigh' (-va')

lunch'eon

phys ic

a bey'ance (a-ba'

a e ri al

a'e ro naut

proph'e sy (-si)

sor tie' (stir-tee')

a'que ous

ce ler'i ty

e'er tif i cate

WOBCE STEWS NEW

310.

311.

as cer tain' i'rony (vrun-i) ve loc'i pede con ven ience en deav or sacn fice (sak'rx-flz)

myr i ad (ml/-) sur ger y pre sci ence

(pre'shi-ens)

pro fi'cien cy quin tes sence sens'u al sy nop'sis (si-) tan'gi ble vi cin'i ty (vi-) ) ac eel er ate o ce an'ic (o-she-) am'ber gris (-grece) a naly sis an tip a thy ma'ni a groat (grawt) av a ri'cious

id i o syn' era sy tech nol'o gy ae'rie (t'ri) ex er cise lieii ten'ant phi los o pher mis'tle toe (miz'l-) a chieve'ment an ni hi la'tion a non'y mous col on nade' com'mis sa ry crev ice

con fec'tion er y con sol a to ry cre'o sote de riv'a tive de te ri o rate dic'tion a ry dim i nu'tion dis cern'ment dis ha bille' (dis-a-l)U'\

dis pen'sa ry dys'en ter y

PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.

312. 313. 314.

161

cog ni zance con nois seur

(kon-nis-sur'\

di'o cese (-«&) ep i thet horn i cide im be cile (set) in cor'rig i ble ingratiate lin'e al

cy clo pee'di a e the're al et y mol'o gy eu'pho ny ex e quies fa ce'tious flag'eo let (flaj'o-let)

ger mi nate gym nas'tics hy per bo le ich neu mon il lit er ate in dig e nous (in-dij'e-7ius\

av er age clair voy'ance burgla ry cam phene' car'ti lage nee es sa'ri ly ne ces'si tate cas'si a (kashi-a) eel er y chir rup o le ag'i nous or'gies (or'jiz) ox y gen pal li a tive par lia ment phys i oFo gy piq'uan cy (pik'an-si\

pla gi a rism por rin ger pro ced'ure av oir du pois' prop'a gate Christ ian'i ty purslane

syn on y mous cir cum stan'tial com plai sance' chor'is ter out rage'ous ly pu sil la nim'i ty cit'a del sur rep ti'tious e lix'ir (-ur) em'is sa ry tyr an nize (tir'-) va ri e gate het er o ge'ne ous hi er o glyph ic ho mo ge'ne ous hy dro pho bi a ver sa til i ty virtu al ]y mar chion ess (mar'shun-es)

cru ci fy

courte sy (kurt'si) tap es try vo cif 'er ous dol'or ous

162

315.

in nu en'do in tel'li gi ble jag u ar' javelin (jW-) jeop ar dy Qep'-) lab y rinth lat tice liq ui date lit er a ture mal a'ri a malle a ble met a physics mission a ry mes merle ka'ty did e con'o my pre var i cate co quet ry (-ket'rl) sure'ty (shoortt) vac ci nate (va&~) warranty (wo/-)

WOBOESTEB'S NEW

316.

rec ol lec'tion po lice7 (po-lece') si de re al so lie i tude soil ta ry ster e o type syc o phant sym me try syringe (sir-) pe riph'e ry pae'an

phra se ol'o gy tan'ta lize tarn a rind cou pon (Icoo'-) ti rade' (-rckV) varl cose cap il la ry scur ril ous el ee mos'y na ry grey 'hound

ho sier y (Ko'zher-%) dis tiller y

ster ill ty grandeur (-yier)

black'guard (blag-) chin chilla

pyr o technics de bris (da-bre)

317.

vet'er an ir re triev'a ble lab'o ra to ry met a mbr'phose SOUVellir (soov'ner)

su per cill ous

em broid'er y

cin'ders

in fin i tesl mal

res'er voir

myr mi don (miir1-)

vac il late (W-)

pu sil lanl mous

le vi'a than

de but (da-boo')

en sconce

ho moe op'a thy

nom i nee

or'tho e py

per e gri na'tion

log'a rithm

latch et

ro sette' (-zitf)

ca tas tro phe

or thog ra phy

PBONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.

163

FIFTEENTH SECTION.

PEEFIXES.

A prefix is a syllable placed before a root to form a derivative word. Thus, in the word export, port is called the root, and ex- the prefix. So, in the word dissyllable, dis- is the prefix. In per- suade it is per-. In Ascribe the prefix is de-.

The following is a list of prefixes in general use : —

Examples.

Prefixes.

afoot7

a, on, in

a,ab, or aK/nwO ayert, away )

ad,* to, at advert'

ante, before ......... antechamber

anti, against an'tislavery

be, to make.

It is often inten- sive, as bedizen, to dizen all over

becalm' besprin'kle

aboard7	asbore'
absolve'	abstract'
affix'	attract'
an'tedate	antecedent
antip'athy	antic'ipate
befoul7	benumb'
bewail'	bedaub'

circum circu )

\ ' \ circumference cir'cuit cireu'itous

a round )

i. com, col, cor,) ,, , ,,

/// t tJ \ connect compress' correspond'

[ . . . contradict' descend'

con

with, tbg\ contra, counter,

against de, down, from,} concerning )

dis, di, dif, not, the} divide' opposite of, asunder ) disallow'

contravene' counteract'

deduct' describe'

displease' disperse'

disagree' disbelieve'

* The final letter of a preposition, in composition, is often changed to the initial letter of the root ; hence allude, not adlude, accede not acZcede, etc.

164

WOBCESTEWS NEW

en, em, im, to make ena'ble empow'er impoverish

en, em (French en, from) , . . , ,

T \. . \ • • . \ encourage encircle embark'

Latin in), in, into J '

e,ex}j)ut of, beyond... emerge' emis'sion expel'

extra, beyond extraordinary extravagant

fore, before foretell' forewarn' forebode'

inim (in verbs), in,) ^dudc/ into, on )

ill, im, ig, il (in ad-j in&m/ jectives), not )

inter, between intercede'

mis, wrong, ill misstate'

Ob, in the way, against obstruct'

out, beyond outweigh'

over, above overdo'

per, throuqh, thor-1 . ,

r 71 J \ perceive'

oug/ily ) r

post, after postpone'

pre, before pre'fix

pro, forward produce'

re, back, again recall'

sub, sue, suf, under . subscribe'

super, sur, over, above superscribe' supervisor

syn or sym, with, to-} , .

J ,_ J ' ' \ synopsis

getlier ) J r

trans or tra, across . transport'

Un (with adjectives) not . una'ble Un (with verbs), un-

lmmerse

immature'

intervene'

miscon'duct

ob'vious

outlive'

overreach7

pervade'

postscript

precede'

project'

recollect'

succeed'

impel'

igno'ble

in'terview

misfort'une

ob'ject

outdo'

overcharge'

per'fect

post-mor'tem

predict'

progress'

respect'

suffer

surmount'

synchronous sym'pathy

trans'itive trav'erse unwilling unu'sual

doing what has been done

• unroll' unfold' untwist'

With, from, against.,, withdraw withhold' withstand'

PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK. 165

AFHXES OE SUFFIXES.

Affixes or suffixes are syllables added to the roots of words ; as, -ness in the word great?iess ; -ard in the word drunkard ; -hood in manhood ; -dom in freedom, etc.

The following is a list of affixes : —

THE DOER.

Define by, one who, as " doer," one who does. Affixes. Examples.

ar li'ar schol'ar beg'gar

er build'er biog'rapher philosopher

or tu'tor professor compet'itor

ard, art drunk'ard brag'gart slug'gard

ist den'tist bot'anist oc'ulist

ant, ent va'grant defend'ant stu'dent

eer, ier engineer' auctioneer7 cashier'

THE RECEIVER.

Define by, the one who is, or, the one to whom (something) is done; as "absentee," one who is absent ; "patentee," one to whom a patent is given.

ee trustee' assignee' mortgagee'

ive cap'tive relative na'tive

AN ACT (doing or done).

Define by, the act of, the state of being ; as "expulsion," the a«t of driving out ; " animation," the state of being animate.

ion, sion, or ) rebellion submission secession

t10n ) rejection election conviction

ment elope'inent concealment move'ment

ure departure seiz'ure capt'ure

ing building rehearsing reading

age pas'sage cart'age car'riage

al peru'sal renew'al reci'tal

166 WORCESTER'S NEW

PERSONS OR THINGS COLLECTIVELY.

Define by, a collection of; as " assemblage," a collection of persons.

age fo'liage cord'age herb'age

ry gen'try sol'diery jew'elry

STATE OR QUALITY.

Define by, the state of being, the quality of being; as " obduracy,"

the state of being stubborn ; " acrimony," the quality of being sharp or biting.

acy cel'ibacy accuracy pri'vacy

age bondage vas'sal age cour'age

ance repentance abun'dance vig'ilance

ence diligence ve'hemence im'pudence

hood false'hood .wid'owhood child'bood

dom free'dom wis'dom mar'tyrdom

ment agree'rnent enjoy'ment detriment

mony ac'rimony rnat'rimony parsimony

ness deafness gentleness ten'derness

th health wealth* breadth

lire verdure tort'ure fract'ure

Tide gratitude al'titude servitude

ry brav'ery ri'valry beg'gary

ship friend'ship partnership fellowship

y, ty poverty activity anxi'ety

sm barbarism her'oisni scepticism

PLACE.

Define by, the jilace where ; as u library," a place where books are kept ; " hennery," a place where hens are kept.

ary gran'ary av'iary a'piary

ery rook'ery nurs'ery brew'ery

ory fac'tory depository purgatory

ry foundry ves'try her/onry

* Strictly well-being.

PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK. 167

THING.

Define by, that which; as "justice," that which is just.

ary luminary sal'aiy boundary

mony testimony patrimony alimony

ice no'tice service malice

ment al'iment ornament lig'ament

ure crea'ture enclosure picture

TO DO, TO MAKE.

Define by, to make, to put, to take ; as, " renovate," to make new again ; " animate," to put life into.

ate terminate facilitate debilitate

en mois'ten deep'en fas'ten

fy beau'tify for'tify pu'rify

ish publish embellish cherish

ize or ise ... fertilize apologize civilize

BEING or DOING.

Define by, being in a state, being (or having the force of ing) ; as * pleasant," being in a state that brings pleasure.

ant ver'dant el'egant ra'diant

ent uVent pen'dent belligerent

ABLE TO DO or DOING.

Define by, able to, having power to ; as " inventive," able to invent. ive digestive attractive expansive

ABLE TO BE DONE.

Define by, able to be, that may be, fit to be; as "cura&te," able to be cured ; " blama&te," fit to be blamed.

able teach'able inhabitable remarkable

ible digestible visible discernible

168

WORCESTER'S NEW

HAVING MUCH.

Define by, full of; as " doubt/uZ," full of doubt.

ate des'olate des'perate pas'sionate

ful deceitful fearful joy'ful

ous dubious beau'teous ig'neous

ose verbose7 jocose' bellicose'

lent vi'olent virulent pes'tilen';

some light/some wea'ri some frolicsome

y, ey cloud'y flow'ery tlay'ey

HAVING LITTLE.

Define by, somewhat ; as " whitish" somewhat white.

ish green'ish brack'ish fe'verish

NOT HAVING.

Define by, without; as "joyless" without joy.

less breath/less fruitless guiltless

BELONGING TO.

Define by, pertaining to; as '* European," pertaining to Europe ; " mentaZ," pertaining to the mind.

an hu'man plebeian Christian

al bri'dal man'ual celes'tial

ar glob'ular reg'ular an'gular

ary ordinary pecuniary lit'erary

ic gigan'tic % ocean'ic hero'ic

ical astronomical academical cu'bical

ine canine' fem'inine fe'line

ory prefatory consolatory valedic'tory

ile feb'rile mercantile ju'venile

PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK. 169

DIMINUTIVES.

Define by, a little, a small; as " darling" a little dear ; "hamlet* a little village.

en kit'ten maid'en chick'en

let strea m/let bracelet leaflet

et cor\ met turret pock'et

ling gosling seedling foundling

cle, cule particle corpuscle animal'cule

DIRECTION.

Define " -ward n by toivard. Define " -em * and " erly " by in the direction of (either to or from).

ward home7 ward heav'enward forward

em, erly ... northern southerly northerly

LIKENESS.

Define by, like ; as " sisterly" like a sister.

ish boyish roguish foolish

ly broth'erly friendly cow'ardly

WAY, MANNER, wise, ways., cross'wise like\vise side'waya

ly, like manly hon'estly godlike

escent, growing, becoming convalescent quies'cent

ess, feminine) ^^ au'thoress ac'tress

termination)

170

WORCESTER'S NEW

CHKISTIAN NAMES OF MEN AND WOMEN. NAMES OF MEN.

Ad'am	Eli	Jo'el	A'bra ham
Aa'ron	E li'as	John	A lon'zo
A'bel	E li'hu	Jo'seph	Ben ja min
Ab'ner	E li'sha	Le'vi	Eb en e'zer
Al'bert	E'noch	Lew'is	Eli'jah
Al'fred	Er'nest	Lou'is	E ras'tus
Allen	Ezra	Luther	Eu gene'
Ama sa	Fran'cis	Mark	Fred'er ick
A'mos	Frank	Martin	Jer e mi'ah
An'drew	George	Mi'chael	Jon'a than
Ar'thur	GiVbert	Mo'ses	Jo.si'ah
A'sa	Hen'ry	Na'than	Law'rence
Caleb	Herbert	OH ver	Mat'thew
Charles	Hi'ram	Patrick	(math'thu)
Clarence	Hor'ace	Paul	Sam'u el
Dan'iel	Hugh	Pe'ter	Sim'e on
David	I'ra	Phirip	Sol'o mon
Den'nis	I'saac	Ralph	Ste'phen (-vn)
Ed'gar	Ja'cob	Reu'ben	The'o dore
Ed'mund	James	Rich'ard	TAom'as
Ed' ward	Ja'red	Rob'ert	Tim'o thy
Ed'win	Jer'ome	Ru'fus	Walter
Egbert	Jes'se	Si'las	William

PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.

171

	NAMES	OF WOMEN.
A'da	Eu'nice	Mabel	Ab'i gail
Ag'nes	E'va	Ma ri'a	Ad'a line
Alice	Flo'ra	Mar'i on	A man'da
Al mi'ra	Frances	Mar tha	A me'li a
A'my	Grace	Mary	An nette'
Ann	Hannah	Maud	Au gus'ta
Anne	Hel'en	May	Car'o line
Ber'tha	Hes'ter	Min'na	Cath'a rine
Bet'sey	Hul'dah	Mir i am	Charlotte
Blanche	Tda	Nan'cy	Clar is'sa
Bridg'et	Is'a bel	No'ra	Deb'o rah
Ce'lia	Jane	Ol'ive	Dor o thy
Clara	Jo an'na	Phce'be	E liz'a betli
Delia	Ju'dith	Polly	Em'e line
D(/ra	Ju'li a	Ra'chel	Florence
Dorcas	Ju'li et	Rho'da	Ger'trude
E'dith	Kate	Ro'sa	Har'ri et
E li'za	Laura	Rose	Jo'se phine
El'la	Lift an	Ruth	Le o no'ra
EHen	Lil'ly	Sally	Lu cin'da
El'sie	Lou i'sa	Sarah	Mar'ga ret
Em'i ly	Lou ise'	So phi'a	Ma til'da
Emma	Lu'cy	Stella	Me lis'sa
Es'tAer	Lyd'i a	Su'san	Re bec'ca

172

WORCESTER'S NEW

NAMES OF THE

Alabama

Alaska Ter

Arizona Ter

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut ....

Dakota Ter

Delaware

Dist. of Columbia .

Florida

Georgia

Idaho Ter

Illinois

Indiana

Indian Ter

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts . . .

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

STATES, AND ABBREVIATIONS.

Ala.

Alaska.

Ariz.

Ark.

CaL

Colo.

Conn.

Dak.

DeL

D. C.

Fla.

Ga.

Ida.

Ill

Ind.

Ind. T.

la.

Kans.

Ky.

La.

Me.

Md.

Mass.

Mich.

Minn.

Miss.

Missouri ....	. Mo.
Montana Ter. .	. Mont.
Nebraska . . .	. Nebr.
Nevada	, . Nev.
New Hampshire	. N. H.
New Jersey . .	. . % J.
New Mexico Ter.	. N.Mex.
New York . . .	. N. Y.
North Carolina	. N. C.
Ohio . .	. 0.
Oregon	. . Oreg.
Pennsylvania .	. Pa.
Rhode Island .	. . R.I
South Carolina	. S. C.
Tennessee . . .	. Tenn.
Texas	. Tex.
Utah Ter. ....	. Utah.
Vermont ....	. Vt.
Virginia ....	. Va.
Washington Ter.	. . Wash.
West Virginia .	. W. Va.
Wisconsin . . .	. . Wis.
Wyoming Ter. .	. . Wyo.
United States .	. . U. S.
United States	of
America . . . .	. U. S. A.

PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.

173

Cities

New York7 Phil a del'phi a Brooklyn St. Louis Chi c&'go Bal'ti more Bos'ton Cin cin n'a'ti New Orleans San Francis'co Buffalo Washing ton New'ark Louis ville Cleveland Pitts'burgh Jer'sey Cit'y De trait7 Mil waulsee

in the United

Provl dence

Al'ba ny

Roch'es ter

Al le ghe'ny

Rich'mond

New Ha'ven

Charleston

Ind ian ap'o lis

Troy

Syr a cuse'

Worcester

Low'ell

Mem'phis

Cam'bridge

Fall Riv'er

Hart'ford

Scran'ton

Reading

Pat'er son

States.

Mo bile' Tole'do

Portland Law'rence Charles'town Sa van'nah Lynn

Spring'field Nash'ville Salem Man'ches ter Har'ris burg Tren'ton St. Paul' New Bed'ford Hol)o ken Sar a to'ga Cats'kill Raleigh

Cities in British America and Cuba.

Mon tre I? To ron'to Hall fax, N. 8.

Que bee' Ot'ta wa Ha van'a, Cuba.

174

WbBCESTEB'S NEW

Rivers^	, Mountains, Islands, etc.
Mer'ri mack	Chat ta noo'ga	Am'a zon
Cham plain7	Po to'mac	Pyr'e nees
Ad i ron'dack	Sus que han'na	Rhine
Ches'a peake	Pe nob'scot	Rhone
Beh'ring St.	Gib r&I'tar	Thames (temz)
Al le gha'ny	Ap en nines'	Ve su'vi us
Ro an oke'	Seine (sun)	Hon o lulu
Man hat'tan	Wa ter loo'	Him a la ya
	Cities in Europe	•
Lon'don	Dub'lin	Con stan ti no'ple
Paris	Sheffield	St. Pe'ters burgh
Berlin'	Ham'burg	Liv'er pool
Vi en'na	Lis'bon	Man'ches ter
Glasgow	Mi Ian'	Bir'ming ham
Naples	Brus'sels	Mar seilles' (suM)
Mos'cow	War'saw	Am'ster dam
Mad rid'	Bel'fast	Edln burgh
Ly'ons	Munich	Bor deaux' {-do')
Venice	Dres'den Cities in Asia.	Flor'ence
Cal cut'ta	Hong' Kong	Pe'kin
Bom bay'	Shang'hai	Yok o ha ma

PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.

175

	Countries.
Eu'rope	Aus'tri a	A'si A
Great Brit'ain	Swe'den	China
England	Nor'way	Ja pan'
Scotland	Switz'er land	Hin dos tan'
Ireland	Si ben a	Per'si a
Wales	Ger'ma ny	A ra'bi a
France	It'a ly	Aus tra'li a
Holland	Turkey	Af'ri ca
Prussia	Spain	E'gypt
Rus'sia	Port'u gal	Ab ys sinl a
A mer'i ca	New Bruns'wick	West In'dies
United States'	Mexl co	Cuba
Can'a da	Brazil'	Ja mai'ca
No'va Sco'tia	Chill	Hay'ti
Cau ea'sian	British	Swedish
Mon goli an	English	Spanish
E thi o'pi an	Scottish	I tallan
Ma lay'	Prus'sian	Ar'a bic
A merl can	Russian	Chi nese'
Indian	Gre'cian	Jap a nese'
Eu ro pe'an	Af n can	Ca na'di an
A si atlc	E gyp'tian	Dutch

176 WORCESTER'S NEW SPELLING-BOOK,

ABBREVIATIONS USED IN WRITING AND PRINTING,

@ at.	Hon. Honorable.
A. B. Bachelor of Arts.	i. e. that is.
Acct. Account.	inst. instant, or the
A. D. In the year of	present month.
our Lord.	Jan. January.
JEt. Aged.	Jr. or Jun. Junior.
A. M, Master of Arts.	Lat. or lat. latitude.
A. M. Before noon.	lb. pound.
Amt. Amount.	lbs. pounds.
Anon. Anonymous.	Lieut. Lieutenant.
Ans. Answer.	LL. B. Bachelor of
Atty. Attorney.	Laws.
Aug. August.	LL. D. Doctor of Laws.
bbl. barrel.	Long, or long, longi-
bbls. barrels.	tude.
B. C. Before Christ.	M. Noon.
Bro. brother.	Maj. Major.
Bros, brothers.	M. C. Member of Con-
Ca. Canada".	gress.
Capt. Captain.	M. D. Doctor of Medi-
Co. Company.	cine.
Co. County.	mdse. merchandise.
C. 0. D. Collect on de-	Messrs. Gentlemen.
livery.	mo. month.
Col. Colonel.	mos. months.
Cr. Creditor.	Mr. Mister.
ct. cent ; cts. cents.	Mrs. Mistress.
cwt. hundred weight.	MS. Manuscript.
D.D. Doctor of Divinity.	MSS. Manuscripts.
Dec. December.	Mt. Mountain.
Do. or do. (Ditto).	N. North.
The same.	N. B. Take notice.
doz. dozen.	N. B. New Bruns-
Dr. Doctor.	wick.
Dr. Debtor.	N. E. Northeast.
E. East.	N. E. New England.
e. .g. for example.	No. Number.
Esq. Esquire.	Nos. Numbers.
etc. and so forth.	Nov. November.
Feb. February.	N. S. Nova Scotia.
gal. gallon.	N. S. New Style.
gals, gallons.	N. W. Northwest.
Gen. General.	OctAj&BGrZ^S^
Gov. Governor.	<uf^££ 3gbd&- ^
hhd. hogshead. *	. oz. ounce.
hhds. hogsheads. §	p.p^;pp.pageS.

per cent, by the hun- dred.

Ph. D. Doctor of Phi- losophy.

P. M. Postmaster.

P. M. Afternoon.

P. 0. Post Office.

Pres. President.

Prof. Professor.

pro-tern, for the time being.

prox. of the next (month).

P. S. Postscript.

qt. quart ; qts. quarts.

Reed. Received.

Rev. Reverend.

R. R. Railroad.

S. South.

schr. schooner.

S. E. Southeast.

Sec. Secretary.

Sen. Senior.

Sept. September.

St. Saint.

St. Street; Sts. streets.

Supt. Superintendent.

S. W. Southwest.

tr. transpose.

ult. the last (month).

U. S. United States.

U. S. A. United States Army ; or, United States of America.

TJ. S. M. United States Mail.

U. S. N. United States Navy.

viz. to wit, namely.

vol. volume.

vols, volumes.

W. West.

W. I. West Indies.

^1. weight.

yoT. yard ; yds. yards.

&c and so forth.

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